Trust, Value, and Open Source: Inside Open Source Databases

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In this episode, Ann Schlemmer, CEO of Percona, discusses the company's 18-year journey rooted in open source principles, customer-centric approaches, and performance enhancements. She describes Percona's solutions for major databases like MySQL, MongoDB, Postgres, and their recent venture into the Redis space with the Valkey project. Anne emphasizes the importance of offering open source alternatives to proprietary licenses, maintaining trust and value with customers, and the need for businesses to contribute to and sustain the open source community. She also touches on the future of open source business models, the impact of security considerations, and how the open source ecosystem can adapt and evolve in the coming years.

00:00 Introduction and Welcome
00:14 Overview of Percona
01:33 Importance of Open Source Alternatives
02:45 Challenges in the Open Source Database Landscape
06:43 Percona's Community Contributions
09:01 Sustainability and Governance in Open Source
15:36 Future of Open Source Business Models
19:55 Unexpected Uses and Innovations

Guest: Ann Schlemmer is the CEO of Percona, a leader in open source database software, support and services. In this role, Schlemmer builds upon Percona’s legacy of open source excellence, leading the company on its mission to help businesses make databases and applications run better through a unique combination of expertise and open source software. Having joined Percona in 2013, Schlemmer has held various leadership positions in the organization, including President, General Manager, Vice President of Customer Success, and Senior Director of Consulting.