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Peter Zaitsev
Пётр Серге́евич Зайцев
Peter Zaitsev, co-founder of Percona and open-source software advocate
Pronunciationˈpʲɵtr sʲɪrˈɡʲejɪvʲɪtɕ ˈzajtsɨf
Born (1980-02-19) February 19, 1980 (age 45)
Moscow, Soviet Union
Alma materLomonosov Moscow State University
OccupationEntrepreneur
Organization(s)Percona, Coroot, Altinity, FerretDB
Notable workHigh performance MySQL: Optimization, Backups, and Replication
Websitehttps://peterzaitsev.com/

Peter Zaitsev (Пётр Серге́евич Зайцев, /ˈpʲɵtr sʲɪrˈɡʲejɪvʲɪtɕ ˈzajtsɨf/) is a Russian-born American computer scientist, entrepreneur, and open-source advocate. He is best known as the co-founder of Percona, an open-source database solutions company. A serial entrepreneur, Zaitsev has contributed significantly to the open-source ecosystem through various ventures and thought leadership in the database performance space.

Early Life and Education

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Peter Zaitsev was born in Russia into a scientific family. His father was a professor of biochemistry at Moscow State University and later worked at Karolinska Hospital in Sweden. His mother, also a scientist, became a research assistant at Leicester University in the United Kingdom.

Driven by curiosity and a desire to understand how things work, Zaitsev began programming as a child, initially learning to code on paper before having access to a computer. He enrolled in various programming-focused extracurricular activities and became self-taught in many areas of technology..[1]

He earned both his undergraduate and master’s degrees in Computer Science from Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia’s oldest university.

Career

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Zaitsev's entrepreneurial journey began in 1999 while he was still a university student. He co-founded Spylog, one of the early web analytics platforms. The company was later acquired by MasterHost [2]in 2007.

He joined MySQL AB shortly thereafter and led the High Performance Group[3][4], gaining deep expertise in database internals and performance optimization. In 2006, he co-founded Percona with Vadim Tkachenko[5], aiming to deliver world-class open-source database expertise.

Since its founding, Percona has grown from a small startup into a global company employing more than 300 experts across 30+ countries and serving over 2,500 customers.[6][7][8] Its mission is to provide optimized database solutions across hybrid, cloud, and on-premises environments without vendor lock-in.

Zaitsev has also been involved in several other startups and ventures.

Open-Source Philosophy and Advocacy

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Zaitsev has expressed strong support for open-source software. He believes that open access to knowledge accelerates innovation and promotes more secure, adaptable, and intuitive technology.

In 2009, he co-founded the Open Database Alliance[9], a vendor-neutral nonprofit organization that aims to protect and expand the open-source database ecosystem. He frequently writes and speaks about open source, contributing to platforms like Forbes, Fortune, and DZone[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

All of Zaitsev's ventures are built on open-source technologies. At Percona, he has consistently emphasized transparency and community engagement, ensuring all software remains freely available.

Consulting and Advisory Work

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Peter Zaitsev offers consulting services[21] to technology entrepreneurs, especially those focused on B2B infrastructure and open-source products. He provides both paid and equity-based advisory services and occasionally offers pro bono support to nonprofit open-source initiatives.

Publications and Media

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Peter Zaitsev is the co-author of the widely acclaimed book High Performance MySQL: Optimization, Backups, and Replication.[22][23][24] He is also a frequent contributor to major media outlets and a sought-after speaker at database and open-source conferences worldwide.[25][26][27][28][29][30]

Personal Life

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Peter Zaitsev currently resides in North Carolina with his wife and two children.

References

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  1. ^ "Triangle Tweener Talks | Transcript: Peter Zaitsev: Open-Source Entrepreneurship and the Percona Story". Triangle Tweener Talks. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  2. ^ ""Мастерхост" поставили на счетчик. Владельцы хостинг-провайдера купили систему интернет-статистики SpyLog". Санкт-Петербург (in Russian). 2007-08-10. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  3. ^ "High Performance MySQL, 3rd Edition[Book]". www.oreilly.com. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  4. ^ Schwartz, Baron; Zaitsev, Peter; Tkachenko, Vadim (2012-03-05). High Performance MySQL: Optimization, Backups, and Replication. "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". ISBN 978-1-4493-3249-5.
  5. ^ "Percona Celebrates 10 Years of Leading the Open Source Database Revolution". Yahoo! Finance. 2016-07-23. Retrieved 2025-07-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Percona 2025 Company Profile: Valuation, Funding & Investors | PitchBook". pitchbook.com. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  7. ^ "Percona commands 0.19% market share in Database Management System". enlyft.com. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  8. ^ "Percona - Crunchbase Company Profile & Funding". Crunchbase. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  9. ^ "Open Database Alliance: New Direction for mySQL". InfoQ. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  10. ^ Bridgwater, Adrian. "The Evolution Of Open Databases (From Romance To Robust)". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  11. ^ Zaitsev, Peter. "Here's Why Remote Workers Are Good For Business". Fortune. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  12. ^ "Store UUID in an Optimized Way". dzone.com. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  13. ^ Zaitsev, Peter. "The cloud isn't killing open source software | Opensource.com". opensource.com. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  14. ^ Zaitsev, Peter. "The power of open source is customer freedom | Opensource.com". opensource.com. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  15. ^ "Performance messen mit eBPF". Linux-Magazin (in German). Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  16. ^ "Percona CEO: Take an unbiased (multi-cloud) approach to cloud databases - Open Source Insider". www.computerweekly.com. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  17. ^ Leonard, John. "The challenge of making money through open-source software". www.computing.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  18. ^ "Early MySQL engineer asks whether Oracle is killing it off". Archived from the original on 2025-06-15. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  19. ^ "On Open Source Databases. Interview with Peter Zaitsev | ODBMS Industry Watch". Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  20. ^ "Peter Zaitsev". LeadDev. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  21. ^ "Tech Entrepreneur Consulting & Advisory". Peter Zaitsev. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  22. ^ vladmihalcea (2017-07-17). "Book Review - High Performance MySQL (3rd edition)". Vlad Mihalcea. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  23. ^ "High Performance MySQL: Optimization, Backups, And Replication By Baro". www.bennadel.com. 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  24. ^ "High Performance MySQL 3rd Edition". www.i-programmer.info. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  25. ^ "Triangle Tweener Talks | Peter Zaitsev: Open-Source Entrepreneurship and the Percona Story". Triangle Tweener Talks. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  26. ^ Zaitsev, Peter. "The database trends that are transforming your database infrastructure forever". LeadDev. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  27. ^ Plain Schwarz (2025-06-17). Peter Zaitsev – Best Practices for Running Databases on Kubernetes #bbuzz. Retrieved 2025-07-02 – via YouTube.
  28. ^ PGConf India (2025-03-18). PGConf India 2025: PostgreSQL and the Future of Open Source Databases by Peter Zaitsev from Percona. Retrieved 2025-07-02 – via YouTube.
  29. ^ OpenUK (2025-02-08). Business shifts from open source licensing: The Impact : Emily Omier, Peter Zaitsev, Luis Villa. Retrieved 2025-07-02 – via YouTube.
  30. ^ "Speakers - WeAreDevelopers World Congress". www.wearedevelopers.com. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
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