Case Study: Munzee achieves peak MySQL performance and 24x7 reliability with Percona Remote DBA

Percona Helps Gaming Pioneer Munzee Achieve Peak Database Performance

Munzee, a Texas-based maker of a global QR-code scavenger hunt played by more than 190,000 users in 189 countries, faced growing MySQL problems as gameplay spiked on weekends and internationally — forcing cofounder and VP of Technology Scott Foster to wake up at 3:00 a.m. almost every Sunday to fix the database. With rapid growth (up to 470,000 new rows in a single day) and no full-time DBA, Munzee needed a reliable, around‑the‑clock database solution.

Percona Remote DBA provided 24x7 monitoring, proactive tuning, and on‑demand issue resolution, plus Percona Cloud Tools for continuous query analysis. After more than two years of support (including a seamless hosting migration), Munzee reports no downtime, rapid response to incidents, improved performance and scalability, and the elimination of the need to hire a full‑time DBA — enabling the team to focus on the game.

Munzee

Scott Foster

Co-founder, Munzee