Obsolete programs power 97% of US database systems, report finds
According to a Percona report, 97% of database administrators in the US run outdated software. The main barriers to upgrading are cost, with 31% citing cloud expenses, and migration complexity, which can carry more operational risk than running unsupported software.
- 97% of US database administrators use outdated software
- 31% named cloud costs as the main barrier to upgrading
- 42% complain of inefficiency, 40% of downtime, 35% of delays
- MySQL 8.0 cited as an example of a difficult migration from 5.7
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