Percona Database Performance Blog | MongoDB
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Percona Database Performance Blog | MongoDB
2d ago
MongoDB offers powerful features and scalability, but like any database system, it has security challenges that must be addressed to protect sensitive data as well as comply with regulatory standards like GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, and AM/ATF. A single breach can significantly impact a business, and failure to establish sufficient security measures can result in ..read more
Percona Database Performance Blog | MongoDB
2d ago
This blog was published in January of 2021 and updated in April of 2024.As with any database platform, MongoDB performance is of paramount importance to keeping your application running quickly. In this blog post, we’ll show you five configuration options that can impact the performance for your MongoDB Deployment and will help keep your database ..read more
Percona Database Performance Blog | MongoDB
2w ago
Cloud-native databases are becoming the norm, and containerized databases are a common trend (see the report from Dynatrace and Figure 1). Kubernetes—the de facto standard for platform engineers—and operators simplify database deployment and management. But what are the performance implications of running databases in Kubernetes? To answer this question, we compared the performance of Percona Server for ..read more
Percona Database Performance Blog | MongoDB
3w ago
Welcome to the ultimate guide on how to boost your database performance! We’ve designed it to help you understand and improve the performance of your databases, regardless of your level of experience as a DBA or whether you manage databases for a small or large company.We’ll cover a number of very important topics, such as ..read more
Percona Database Performance Blog | MongoDB
1M ago
February 2024 marked the end of life (EOL) of MongoDB 4.4.Another year, another EOL, is a fitting summary. Time goes by fast, and looking from this perspective, 5.0 is one we will soon also say goodbye to, as this year, 5.0 is also going EOL in October.Why is MongoDB 4.4 EOL significant?In case you and ..read more
Percona Database Performance Blog | MongoDB
1M ago
With all the convenience Kubernetes operators provide in managing resources, it can still be a challenge to conveniently store, query, manage, and download the database logs from the pods. Since the pod logs are rotated after a certain period or size depending on the configuration and workload, it’s necessary to collect them to analyze for ..read more
Percona Database Performance Blog | MongoDB
1M ago
When you design a backup strategy, you need to think about the business requirements, as you will need to shape your backups to meet them. Let’s review the basics briefly; you need to define the RPO and RTO. The RPO stands for “Recovery Point Objective”, which means how far back you will be able to ..read more
Percona Database Performance Blog | MongoDB
1M ago
One of the most common tasks for database administrators is checking logs; you can either work directly with the file or process it using another tool. Either way, regularly checking the logs remains essential. Within this context, certain log messages occasionally begin to appear, yet, unfortunately, there isn’t much literature on some of them; that’s because ..read more
Percona Database Performance Blog | MongoDB
1M ago
Percona Server for MongoDB currently has several external authentication options, such as LDAP with SASL, LDAP, Kerberos, and AWS IAM. What is amazing is that SASL can authenticate with Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) too. This means that you still have additional external authentication options to choose from through PAM libraries.For a quick demonstration of PAM ..read more
Percona Database Performance Blog | MongoDB
1M ago
Indexes in MongoDB play a crucial role in improving the query performance and increasing the overall database efficiency. Without indexes, MongoDB will perform a collection scan, i.e., it will read all the documents to find if they match the condition specified in the query and cause low response time. Indexes help in navigating directly to ..read more