About
Percona
Databases run better with Percona
By the numbers:
350
Teammates
52
Countries
4.2M+
Downloads / mo
2006
Peter Zaitsev and Vadim Tkachenko start Percona with support for MySQL
2008
Percona MySQL & Percona XtraDB Storage Engine launch
2009
Support for Maria DB & Launch of Percona XtraBackup for MySQL
2010
Launch Percona Server for MySQL, 24×7 worldwide support for MySQL
2011
Percona Toolkit is released and First Percona Live hosted in San Francisco
2012
Launch of Percona XtraDB Cluster and Percona Monitoring Plugins (a predecessor of PMM)
2013
Launch of Managed Services, First Percona University event is held in Raleigh, NC
2015
Support for MongoDB is added and Percona Server for MongoDB is launched
2016
Launch of PMM 1.0
2018
Support for PostgreSQL is added
2019
Launch of PMM 2.0, Percona Distribution for PostgreSQL, Percona Backup for MongoDB and Percona Kubernetes Operators
2020
Launch of Percona Distribution for MySQL and Percona Distribution for MongoDB
2022
Launch of Percona Platform
Percona is widely recognized as a world-class open source database software, support, and services company for MySQL®, MongoDB®, and PostgreSQL® databases in on-premises and cloud environments. We are dedicated to helping make your databases and applications run better through a unique combination of expertise and open source software.
Your data is the foundation of your business, and we believe it can be simpler, faster, and easier to manage. Our services and software accommodate rapid growth and application development, help you develop and deploy agile solutions and improve your ability to keep up with customer needs. We have progressively built a suite of open source database solutions that empower our customers with greater flexibility. Percona is on a mission to provide a unified approach to open source database software, support and services. At Percona, we make your database—and the applications that depend on it—better.
Our Leadership
Peter Zaitsev
Founder
Vadim Tkachenko
Co-Founder / Technology Fellow
Bennie Grant
COO
Eileen Doody
CFO
Liz Warner
CTO
John Newton
Board member
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Be a part of our team
Percona was founded on the belief that everyone should have access to scalable, secure, efficient, and resilient database software features without inflated fees or vendor lock-in. Our team members believe the same.
We’re passionate about coming alongside individuals, from a range of technical and non-technical backgrounds, who are looking to make a difference in the industry.
Percona is a global, remote-only organization, with colleagues in more than 52 countries. We pride ourselves on our workplace flexibility, competitive compensation, and corporate community.
