Case Study: GoFundMe avoids downtime and cloud costs with Percona MySQL migration

GoFundMe migrates MySQL 5.7 to 8.0 and avoids $40 billion-scale downtime risk with Percona

GoFundMe, a global online fundraising platform, faced a challenge when its cloud provider required an upgrade from MySQL 5.7 to avoid substantial costs for running an end-of-life database version. With millions of users processing donations every second, any downtime during this migration posed a significant risk to its operations. GoFundMe partnered with Percona and its Expert Consulting & Services to manage this complex migration.

Percona provided deep MySQL and cloud expertise to plan and execute the migration, establishing upgrade paths and managing dependencies. The collaboration resulted in a successful migration completed within the project timescale and with minimal downtime. This allowed GoFundMe to avoid significant extra cloud costs and ensure a stable, reliable database environment to support its long-term goals.

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