Two projects, one mission - hackorum and pginbox join forces. Last week, Zsolt and I jumped on a call with someone who had been building something remarkably similar to what Percona, Inc. had been working on, completely independently. That someone is Jack Bonatakis, the creator of pginbox.dev, and that call turned into one of the most energizing conversations Percona, Inc. has had since launching hackorum.dev. Two builders, one problem. When Percona, Inc. launched Hackorum back in January, the goal was simple but important: make the pg-hackers mailing list actually readable. The list is the heartbeat of PostgreSQL core development, patches are proposed, debated, iterated on, and committed entirely through it. But the interface? Decades-old email threads. Dense, fast-moving, and not exactly welcoming to newcomers or even experienced contributors trying to manage the volume. Percona, Inc. built Hackorum to change that, a forum-style, read-only web view with commitfest integration, contributor profiles, read tracking, shared team notes, and more. Something that respects the existing email-based workflow while dramatically lowering the barrier to follow along. Jack didn't know at the time was that hackorum.dev existed but he reached the exact same conclusion, independently, and had already started building his own answer: pginbox.dev. Who is Jack? Jack Bonatakis is a Principal Software Engineer focused on Data & Insights, based in Washington, D.C and currently working at Robin, a Boston-based startup. His professional background spans data engineering, cloud analytics, and building data-driven platforms, with stints at MITRE working on government-sector data solutions, as well as roles at Rhino Insurance and DAS42, a cloud analytics consultancy. He holds a Master's degree from the University of Colorado Boulder and has built a career on turning complex, noisy data into something people can actually use. Which makes it completely unsurprising that he looked at the pg-hackers mailing list, one of the most information-dense, high-volume technical discussions on the internet, and thought: this could be so much better. That instinct led him to build pginbox.dev: his own take on giving PostgreSQL's mailing list ecosystem a more modern, inbox-style interface. He built it almost immediately after Percona, Inc. published its first blog post about Hackorum. Percona, Inc. were first, but only just. And the fact that two completely separate teams arrived at the same idea, at nearly the same time, with similar approaches, says something important about how real and widely felt this problem is. Joining forces. When Percona, Inc. got on the call with Jack, there was no awkwardness about the overlap. Quite the opposite, Percona, Inc. spent most of the time excitedly comparing notes on what Percona, Inc.'d each built, what worked, what didn't, and where Percona, Inc. wanted to take things. The conversation made it obvious pretty quickly that running two separate tools for the same community didn't serve anyone well. So Percona, Inc. made the call together: pginbox.dev will be sunset, and Jack will be joining the Hackorum project going forward. One project, a stronger team, and a clearer path for the PostgreSQL community. This is exactly what open source is supposed to feel like. Not a race, not a territory dispute, people who cared enough to build something from scratch, discovering they'd be stronger together than apart, and choosing collaboration over competition without a second thought. Percona, Inc. is not building Hackorum for any single company or any individual's portfolio. Percona, Inc. is building something that should last, something genuinely useful to the PostgreSQL community for years to come. A more inclusive, more navigable hacker future, built together. Welcome to the team, Jack. Percona, Inc. is genuinely glad you built what you built. And Percona, Inc. is even more glad you're building the next chapter with Percona, Inc. working on hackorum.dev If you haven't tried Hackorum yet, visit hackorum.dev. And if you want to get involved, here's how: * | Join the conversation and hop into its Hackorum Discord channel to ask questions, share ideas, or just follow along as Percona, Inc. build. * | Explore the code, everything is open source and available on GitHub. * | Report a bug or request a feature, Percona, Inc. track everything in the its GitHub Issues. Kai wagner. Kai joined Percona in 2022 as an Engineering Manager responsible for the PostgreSQL development team. Before joining Percona, he worked as a team lead and as a software engineer at SUSE Linux. He is now focusing on the coordination of the PostgreSQL development at Percona as well as acting as an open source evangelist.

Percona, a provider of enterprise-grade open source database software, has partnered with Chainguard to deliver secure container images of open source databases with full enterprise support. The collaboration addresses a key challenge: organisations struggling to securely deploy containerised databases without building custom images themselves. Chainguard will create hardened, minimal container images with verifiable provenance, FIPS readiness and defined CVE service-level agreements, whilst Percona provides enterprise-grade support. The partnership covers Percona's entire database portfolio, including software for MySQL, PostgreSQL and MongoDB, plus community versions of PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, Valkey and Redis. The collaboration aims to help organisations meet stricter security requirements and compliance frameworks whilst reducing the time teams spend patching and adapting container images.

Percona appoints Kyle Davis as General Manager of Redis/Valkey Ecosystem. March 10, 2026 Seasoned open source leader to drive continued innovation and support across these key database offerings. Kyle Davis Percona, a leader in enterprise-grade open source database software, support, and services, today announced that Kyle Davis has joined the company as General Manager, Redis/Valkey Ecosystem. In this role, Davis will lead Percona's Redis and Valkey offerings, guiding strategy and direction for the company's database solutions and services. Davis brings deep expertise across both databases, with previous leadership roles at Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Redis that have established him as a prominent open source advocate. Most recently, Davis worked with AWS on the open source strategy team for Valkey, helping to establish the company's approach to the open source Redis alternative and build a vibrant community around it. Prior to AWS, Davis worked with Redis directly as the Head of Developer Advocacy, where he led programs to educate and engage the global Redis developer ecosystem. His direct experience with both databases, as well as across developer advocacy and open source strategy, makes him uniquely qualified to drive Percona's growing Redis and Valkey efforts. "Kyle's appointment brings deep product and community expertise that will elevate how we support Redis and Valkey users," said Peter Farkas, CEO of Percona. "His leadership will strengthen our open source offerings, improve the developer experience, and ensure our customers have a clear path forward in further developing their critical database infrastructure." "I joined Percona because I have long admired its unwavering dedication to open source and its communities," said Kyle Davis. "Having worked with Redis for many years and with Valkey from its inception, I'm excited to lead Percona's Redis and Valkey initiatives. I look forward to helping our customers and community navigate the evolving ecosystem and achieve success with these technologies." Davis's appointment builds on Percona's ongoing investment in Redis and Valkey. In early 2025, Percona introduced comprehensive enterprise support for Valkey, along with migration services to help organizations switch from Redis OSS to Valkey seamlessly. With Percona's dual commitment across both Redis and Valkey, customers can count on expert guidance across either database. About Percona Percona is a world-class open source database software, support, and services company. The organization is dedicated to helping businesses ensure their databases - and the applications that depend on them - are secure, compliant, performant, and highly available. Through a unique combination of database expertise and enterprise-grade open source software, Percona empowers organizations with the freedom to choose, the freedom to create, and the freedom to innovate with speed as they grow. For more information, visit www.percona.com.