Percona Operators: The Automation Foundation for Cloud-Native Databases
Gain cost efficiency, portability, and platform-level speed
As Kubernetes continues to emerge as the dominant platform for cloud-native application delivery and increasingly supports AI and analytics workloads, organizations must adapt database operations to function effectively within this evolving operating model. Many adopt DBaaS, vendor-managed operators, or community operators in an effort to reduce operational burden and align databases with Kubernetes-driven environments. Yet each of these approaches introduces structural tradeoffs that only become more pronounced at scale.
DBaaS offers convenience but concentrates ownership, inflates long-term spend, and limits true portability. Vendor-managed operators provide automation, but often place critical capabilities behind enterprise licensing tiers and reinforce dependence on proprietary ecosystems. Community operators preserve openness and flexibility, but frequently lack the operational rigor, consistency, and support required for enterprise resilience, compliance, and scale.
In every case, organizations are forced to choose between control, cost, and capability.
Percona Operators provide a production-ready, Kubernetes-native operating model for MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB. Percona Operators modernize database operations without imposing proprietary platforms, rigid pricing structures, or architectural constraints, enabling organizations to standardize how databases are deployed, governed, secured, and scaled across environments.
Organizations gain predictable cost control, reduced vendor exposure, consistent enforcement of security and compliance policies, and a self-service operating model that accelerates development without sacrificing reliability.
Key advantages of Percona Operators
Reduced operating costs and predictable spend
- Eliminates inflated DBaaS pricing and markup structures
- Avoids rigid enterprise licensing and forced upgrade expenses
- Limits dependency on proprietary tooling subscriptions
Accelerated time-to-market and innovation velocity
- Removes infrastructure friction that delays product delivery
- Shortens development cycles and deployment timelines
- Enables faster execution without increasing operational complexity
Enterprise reliability without absorbing unnecessary cost premiums
- Maintains continuous availability and business continuity
- Reduces operational risk during upgrades or infrastructure changes
- Strengthens disaster recovery posture and data protection readiness
Strategic flexibility without vendor dependency
- Supports seamless operation across hybrid and multi-cloud environments
- Enables workload mobility without costly re-architecture
- Keeps AI, analytics, and application workloads deployable wherever the business requires
Standardized operations
- Creates consistency across database environments and teams
- Simplifies governance, compliance, and risk management
- Improves operational predictability at scale
- Enables aligned security and oversight across platforms
Real-World Example: Deploying a Private 5G Network with Percona Operator for MongoDB
How Percona reduces risk, cost, and operational burden
Percona Operators provide the automation foundation, while Percona’s support and services help teams turn that foundation into a reliable, high-performing operating model. From platform design and migration planning to tuning, high availability, and day-to-day operational guidance, Percona works alongside internal teams to accelerate adoption, reduce operational friction, and build lasting confidence in cloud-native database operations.
We can help with:
- End-to-end migration assistance
- Expert-led database platform design
- Performance optimization
- HA and DR architecture implementation
- Infrastructure cost savings with strategic TCO optimization.
- Expert support and troubleshooting
- Security and compliance