<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Whitepapers, Use Cases, Comparisons and Resources on Solanica</title><link>https://solanica.io/resources/</link><description>Recent content in Whitepapers, Use Cases, Comparisons and Resources on Solanica</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-us</language><atom:link href="https://solanica.io/resources/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>PostgreSQL on Kubernetes - honest comparison</title><link>https://solanica.io/resources/compare-mysql-operators/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://solanica.io/resources/compare-mysql-operators/</guid><description>&lt;section class="myop-hero"&gt; &lt;div class="myop-hero-container"&gt; &lt;nav class="myop-breadcrumb"&gt; &lt;a href="https://solanica.io/linkable-assets/" class="myop-breadcrumb-link"&gt;resources&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span class="myop-breadcrumb-sep"&gt;❯&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="myop-breadcrumb-current"&gt;mysql-operators&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/nav&gt; &lt;div class="myop-hero-label"&gt; &lt;span class="myop-mono"&gt;$ kubectl get operators -l engine=mysql --sort-by=.metadata.creationTimestamp&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;h1&gt;MySQL Operators on Kubernetes:&lt;br&gt;The Honest Comparison&lt;/h1&gt; &lt;h2&gt;4 Active Operators. Different Replication Models. Real Trade-offs.&lt;/h2&gt; &lt;p class="myop-hero-intro"&gt;Running MySQL on Kubernetes is not "just pick an operator" — your choice of operator locks you into a replication model (Galera, Group Replication, semi-sync) that's hard to change later. We compared the Percona XtraDB Cluster Operator, Percona Server for MySQL Operator, Oracle MySQL Operator, and MOCO across HA, backups, day-2 ops, and community health. No vendor paid for placement on this page.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>PostgreSQL on Kubernetes - honest comparison</title><link>https://solanica.io/resources/compare-postgres-operators/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://solanica.io/resources/compare-postgres-operators/</guid><description>&lt;section class="pgop-hero"&gt; &lt;div class="pgop-hero-container"&gt; &lt;nav class="pgop-breadcrumb"&gt; &lt;a href="https://solanica.io/resources/" class="pgop-breadcrumb-link"&gt;resources&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span class="pgop-breadcrumb-sep"&gt;❯&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="pgop-breadcrumb-current"&gt;postgresql-operators&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/nav&gt; &lt;div class="pgop-hero-label"&gt; &lt;span class="pgop-mono"&gt;$ kubectl get operators --sort-by=.metadata.creationTimestamp&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;h1&gt;PostgreSQL Operators on Kubernetes:&lt;br&gt;The Honest Comparison&lt;/h1&gt; &lt;h2&gt;4 Active Operators. No Marketing Fluff. Real Trade-offs.&lt;/h2&gt; &lt;p class="pgop-hero-intro"&gt;Running PostgreSQL on Kubernetes means choosing an operator — and the wrong choice can cost you months. We compared &lt;strong&gt;Percona&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;CloudNativePG&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Zalando&lt;/strong&gt;, and &lt;strong&gt;StackGres&lt;/strong&gt; across features, community health, business viability, and day-2 operations. No vendor paid for placement on this page.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="pgop-hero-notice"&gt; &lt;span class="pgop-notice-icon"&gt;ℹ&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CrunchyData PGO&lt;/strong&gt; was a major player but is &lt;a href="https://github.com/CrunchyData/postgres-operator" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;no longer actively developed&lt;/a&gt; as an open-source project. It's mentioned where relevant but excluded from the active comparison.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;!-- Operator identity cards --&gt; &lt;div class="pgop-operator-cards"&gt; &lt;div class="pgop-op-card" data-operator="percona"&gt; &lt;div class="pgop-op-card-header percona-accent"&gt; &lt;span class="pgop-op-logo"&gt;🐘&lt;/span&gt; &lt;div&gt; &lt;span class="pgop-op-name"&gt;Percona Operator&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="pgop-op-version"&gt;v2.9.0&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="pgop-op-meta"&gt; &lt;span class="pgop-op-tag"&gt;Apache 2.0&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="pgop-op-tag"&gt;Percona LLC&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="pgop-op-tag"&gt;Since 2022&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;p class="pgop-op-desc"&gt;Enterprise-grade operator built on top of Crunchy's PGO foundation. Part of the broader Percona ecosystem covering MySQL, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Run OpenEverest on VMware vSphere Kubernetes Service</title><link>https://solanica.io/resources/dbaas-on-vks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://solanica.io/resources/dbaas-on-vks/</guid><description>&lt;section class="vks-hero"&gt; &lt;div class="vks-hero-container"&gt; &lt;nav class="vks-breadcrumb"&gt; &lt;a href="https://solanica.io/linkable-assets/" class="vks-breadcrumb-link"&gt;resources&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span class="vks-breadcrumb-sep"&gt;❯&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="vks-breadcrumb-current"&gt;openeverest-on-vsphere&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/nav&gt; &lt;div class="vks-hero-logos"&gt; &lt;img src="https://solanica.io/images/pages/tild3732-6631-4933-b335-343432366262__logo-horizontal-full.png" alt="Solanica / OpenEverest" class="vks-logo-solanica" /&gt; &lt;span class="vks-logo-divider"&gt;×&lt;/span&gt; &lt;img src="https://solanica.io/images/pages/tild3334-6161-4533-a436-313439666365__vmwarebybroadcom_log.png" alt="VMware by Broadcom" class="vks-logo-vmware" /&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;h1&gt;Run OpenEverest on VMware&lt;br&gt;vSphere Kubernetes Service&lt;/h1&gt; &lt;h2&gt;Turn your existing VMware infrastructure into a cloud-native database platform. Officially tested and partnered with Broadcom.&lt;/h2&gt; &lt;div class="vks-hero-ctas"&gt; &lt;a href="https://openeverest.io/documentation/current/quick-install.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="vks-cta-primary"&gt;
 Quickstart Guide
 &lt;span class="vks-cta-arrow"&gt;→&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="https://meet.solanica.io/30min" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="vks-cta-secondary"&gt;
 Talk to Sales — Enterprise Platform
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 Runs on vSphere 8 + TKG / VKS
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