
Alex Demidoff enhanced deployment automation and reliability across Percona’s PMM repositories by focusing on CI/CD and Helm-based workflows. In percona/pmm, Alex implemented a non-invasive CI/CD pipeline trigger using YAML and DevOps best practices, enabling automated builds without modifying application code and reducing manual setup for future tasks. Later, in percona/percona-helm-charts, Alex upgraded the PMM Helm chart to version 3.4.1, aligning the appVersion and image tag while clarifying environment variable names for update checks and data retention. This work, leveraging Kubernetes and Helm, improved deployment consistency and reduced friction for operators managing PMM server upgrades and configurations.

October 2025: PMM Helm Chart upgrade activity delivered a reliable deployment surface in percona/percona-helm-charts. Upgraded the PMM Helm chart to version 3.4.1, aligned the chart's appVersion and image tag, and clarified environment variable names related to update checks and data retention. This ensures the Helm chart reflects the latest PMM server version and configuration options, reducing upgrade friction for operators and improving deployment consistency.
October 2025: PMM Helm Chart upgrade activity delivered a reliable deployment surface in percona/percona-helm-charts. Upgraded the PMM Helm chart to version 3.4.1, aligned the chart's appVersion and image tag, and clarified environment variable names related to update checks and data retention. This ensures the Helm chart reflects the latest PMM server version and configuration options, reducing upgrade friction for operators and improving deployment consistency.
February 2025: Strengthened CI/CD readiness for the PMM repository by delivering a non-invasive CI/CD Pipeline Trigger. This feature ensures automated builds are kicked off reliably without altering application code, enabling faster feedback loops and a solid foundation for future automated testing and deployments. The initiative reduces manual setup, accelerates release readiness, and improves pipeline visibility across the team.
February 2025: Strengthened CI/CD readiness for the PMM repository by delivering a non-invasive CI/CD Pipeline Trigger. This feature ensures automated builds are kicked off reliably without altering application code, enabling faster feedback loops and a solid foundation for future automated testing and deployments. The initiative reduces manual setup, accelerates release readiness, and improves pipeline visibility across the team.
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