Case Study: Komet Sales achieves dramatically faster transaction processing and near-100% uptime with Percona

Percona Provides a Fresh Take on Database Performance: It’s the Sweet Smell of Success for Komet Sales

Komet Sales is a web-based platform that automates sales, procurement and logistics for the floral industry, serving growers, importers, wholesalers and retailers. Running MySQL on Amazon RDS with more than 4,500 active users and transactions exceeding $3M per day, the company needed near-constant availability and fast, accurate inventory updates to support B2B sales and time-sensitive ordering.

Percona provided 24x7 support and consulting to Komet’s engineers, diagnosing bottlenecks and advising a simple redesign of transaction ID generation that cut processing times from roughly 2.2–2.5 seconds to about 0.7 seconds. The engagement delivered measurable performance gains, reduced risk of database failure, and gave Komet cost-effective access to senior DBA expertise that helps maintain uptime and improve customer experience.

Komet Sales

Alejandro Pérez

Chief Happiness Officer and Chief Executive Officer