Planet for the MySQL Community

MariaDB 12.3 InnoDB-Accelerated Binary Logging: Delivering 1.50x Higher Throughput ^{(from MariaDB Corporation Blog)}

What Is the MariaDB Binary Log Bottleneck and How Does InnoDB-Based Logging Solve It? In modern high-performance database infrastructure, the […] [...]

Published Tuesday, 01. September 2026 18:12 • 9 hours ago

VMware Explore: Broadcom touts faster "metal to model”, partnerships, hardened container images ^{(from The Stack)}

Bare metal provisioning for multiple vendors, done via VCF in minutes? [...]

Published Tuesday, 01. September 2026 14:30 • 13 hours ago

MariaDB Foundation Newsletter – September 2026 ^{(from MariaDB Foundation Blog)}

pAugust belonged to transparency: MariaDB published its governance framework, and the first contribution statistics report in over a year put numbers on who actually builds the server. … /p pContinue reading \"MariaDB Foundation Newsletter – September 2026\"/p pMariaDB Foundation Newsletter – September 2026 appeared first on MariaDB.org/p [...]

Published Tuesday, 01. September 2026 11:30 • 16 hours ago

Remote DBA Services for Online Gaming Platforms 2026 ^{(from Mydbops Blog)}

Compare remote DBA services for online gaming platforms in 2026: MySQL InnoDB Cluster, MongoDB, PostgreSQL and TiDB, with PCI-DSS and 24/7 coverage checks. [...]

Published Tuesday, 01. September 2026 10:09 • 17 hours ago

Java and MySQL Connectivity Using JDBC ^{(from Code For Geek)}

Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) gives a Java program a standard API for opening a MySQL connection, sending SQL, and reading rows. The work starts with a compatible MySQL driver, a complete JDBC URL, and an account that can reach only the database your program needs. I compiled the example below with Maven resolving MySQL Connector/J […] [...]

Published Tuesday, 01. September 2026 08:19 • 19 hours ago

Recovering PostgreSQL Data When Blocks Are Corrupted ^{(from Shinguz's Blog)}

pAs part of our work on “PostgreSQL for Dolphins and Sea Lions,” I also enjoy reading the PostgreSQL mailing lists to see what kinds of problems come up and how they’re solved./p pOne email in particular caught my attention:/p blockquote pI’m unable to access one of the tables. Even a simple codeSELECT/code statement fails with the error below./p precodeprod=# SELECT count(*) FROM schema.tabl [...]

Published Tuesday, 01. September 2026 08:12 • 19 hours ago

What is a Neki router? ^{(from PlanetScale Blog)}

A Neki router gives applications a Postgres connection to one database while planning and coordinating queries across the shards behind it. [...]

Published Tuesday, 01. September 2026 00:00 • a day ago

Announcing ProxySQL.Cloud ^{(from ProxySQL Blog)}

A new SaaS platform to manage and monitor your MySQL and PostgreSQL environments from one control plane. Previewing at Percona Live 2026 Amsterdam. [...]

Published Tuesday, 01. September 2026 00:00 • a day ago

Managed Database Services for SaaS Startups: 2026 Guide ^{(from Mydbops Blog)}

Compare managed database services for SaaS startups across MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MariaDB and TiDB, with 24/7 DBA coverage and compliance checks. [...]

Published Monday, 31. August 2026 17:37 • a day ago

How I Built a SQL Diagnostic Tool That Works Without Touching Your Database ^{(from DZone)}

pMost developers I've worked with write SQL every day. Very few of them are DBAs. According to the 2024 Stack Overflow Developer Survey — 65,000 developers across 185 countries — database administrators make up just 0.3% of the developer population. The tools built for SQL performance were designed for that 0.3%. I built QueryTuner for everyone else./p pI've spent 13 years as an application archite [...]

Published Monday, 31. August 2026 15:00 • a day ago

MariaDB at Percona Live Amsterdam 2026: Ecosystem, Plugins, Security, and Community ^{(from MariaDB Foundation Blog)}

pMariaDB is heading to Percona Live Amsterdam 2026! Join us for sessions on server plugins, protocol security and ecosystem building, hear independent MariaDB experiences, meet Percona\'s new General Manager for MariaDB, and visit the MariaDB booth for demos and discussions with our engineers./p pMariaDB at Percona Live Amsterdam 2026: Ecosystem, Plugins, Security, and Community appeared first on M [...]

Published Monday, 31. August 2026 10:21 • a day ago

MariaDB Server – See What Changed Between Versions ^{(from lefred's blog)}

As a DBA, comparing Database Server versions is an important part of preparing an upgrade. You need to know which server options were added or removed, which defaults changed, and what else is different between the versions you are running and the versions you plan to deploy. When I worked with MySQL, I used a […] [...]

Published Monday, 31. August 2026 07:30 • 2 days ago

Install MySQL on macOS with Homebrew ^{(from Code For Geek)}

Homebrew gives you the shortest path to a local MySQL server on macOS, but an install command alone does not prove that the server is running or that the client can connect. I checked the Homebrew mysql formula and built this sequence around the package, service, security, and connection checks it documents. Use this route […] [...]

Published Monday, 31. August 2026 04:33 • 2 days ago

How one connection kills a database ^{(from PlanetScale Blog)}

Unblock stuck connections with live connection management in the PlanetScale CLI and dashboard [...]

Published Monday, 31. August 2026 00:00 • 2 days ago

My take on PyCon Australia 2026 ^{(from Ronald Bradford Blog)}

PyCon AU 2026 held in Brisbane this week was a five day event for the Python community. With specialized tracks and dedicated tutorial and engineering days there was a wide variety of content available. [...]

Published Sunday, 30. August 2026 00:00 • 3 days ago

Connect Deno to MySQL with mysql2 ^{(from Code For Geek)}

Deno can use the mysql2 driver through its npm compatibility layer, so a Deno app can open a MySQL connection without reviving an older URL import. The working path is small: give the app a limited database account, read its connection values from environment variables, execute a parameterized query, then close the pool. I ran […] [...]

Published Saturday, 29. August 2026 09:12 • 4 days ago

MySQL Release Models: LTS, Innovation, and Single Release ^{(from The Oracle MySQL Blog)}

What LTS, Innovation, and “latest supported” mean across MySQL Server, Shell, Router, Connectors, and Operator MySQL has two different release models, and understanding which products follow which model makes choosing versions much simpler. MySQL Server and MySQL NDB Cluster offer Long-Term Support (LTS) and Innovation releases. MySQL Shell, MySQL Router, MySQL Connectors, [...]

Published Friday, 28. August 2026 18:03 • 4 days ago

Prisma ORM with TiDB: The Serverless Setup Guide for AI Apps ^{(from PingCAP Blog)}

pKey Takeaways Introduction Prisma is the ORM (Object-Relational Mapper) most teams use for a TypeScript project, and it connects to TiDB through the standard MySQL provider, so a schema written for MySQL works unchanged. The connection is where the work is. Serverless functions and edge runtimes open and discard connections on every invocation, which is […]/p pThe post Prisma ORM with TiDB: [...]

Published Friday, 28. August 2026 16:44 • 4 days ago

Amazon Aurora MySQL 3.13 (compatible with MySQL 8.0.45) is generally available ^{(from AWS What's New)}

pStarting today, Amazon Aurora MySQL-Compatible Edition 3 (compatible with MySQL 8.0) supports MySQL 8.0.45, which includes community MySQL fixes and Aurora-specific improvements. For detailed information on this release, refer to Aurora MySQL 3 and MySQL 8.0.45 release notes.br br You can upgrade your databases during scheduled maintenance windows using automatic minor version upgrades. To simplif [...]

Published Friday, 28. August 2026 16:00 • 4 days ago

DBeaver as a MySQL Workbench Replacement : Performance Queries ^{(from Dave's MySQL Stuff)}

p "Hey, Dave! "Is there any way to get the old MySQL Workbench performance information from DBeaver?" An old acquaintance asked me this question this morning. The queries running without an index and the high-cost SQL statement information were what was wanted. /ppYup. The good news is that all that information on the instance's performance is all SQL. And that SQL is pretty s [...]

Published Friday, 28. August 2026 14:56 • 5 days ago

MONyog vs Datadog ^{(from Webyog Blog)}

pA world-class observability platform. But do you need a whole platform just to monitor MySQL? Datadog is one of the best full-stack observability products on the market. It’s also metered […]/p pThe post MONyog vs Datadog appeared first on Webyog./p [...]

Published Friday, 28. August 2026 13:58 • 5 days ago

Build a Deno API Server with MySQL ^{(from Code For Geek)}

Build a Deno API server with MySQL by keeping HTTP handling separate from database work. The handler below rejects an empty name, creates a user, and lists users, while MySQL2 owns parameterized SQL. Install Deno and prepare MySQL Install Deno with the current Deno installation instructions. Deno can import npm packages, including MySQL2, through its […] [...]

Published Friday, 28. August 2026 09:14 • 5 days ago

Implementing Type Contracts via Mutually Referencing Type Parameters ^{(from DoltHub Blog)}

It's not obvious how to properly write generic code that operates on recursive or mutually-recursive types. Here's how to do it right. [...]

Published Friday, 28. August 2026 00:00 • 5 days ago

MySQL 26.7 – Thank you for your contributions! ^{(from The Oracle MySQL Blog)}

The MySQL team would like to thank everyone in the community who contributed bug reports, patches, pull requests, and continued feedback that became part of the MySQL 26.7 release. As always, community contributions help make MySQL better for everyone. In this release, we received contributions across the MySQL Server Optimizer, Parser, Prepared Statements, Performance Schema, […] [...]

Published Thursday, 27. August 2026 17:42 • 5 days ago

IPv6-ready applications with MySQL HeatWave on OCI ^{(from The Oracle MySQL Blog)}

Users can now provision a DB system with an IPv6 address when the selected subnet supports IPv6. Applications can then reach the DB system through its IPv6 primary endpoint. IPv6 connectivity, familiar MySQL Modern cloud applications increasingly use IPv6 to expand address capacity, simplify large network estates, and support long-term infrastructure modernization. Yet a single […] [...]

Published Thursday, 27. August 2026 15:24 • 6 days ago

Performance Progression of Percona Server for MySQL 8.4 ^{(from Percona Database Blog)}

p1. Purpose and scope This performance investigation aims to look into the read/write performance of Percona Server for MySQL 8.4 and how it changed between versions released in 2026: 8.4.8-8 released on 12 March 2026 8.4.10-10 released on 30 June 2026 8.4.11-11 released on 20 August 2026 We want to see if there are improvements … Continued/p pThe post Performance Progression of Percona Serve [...]

Published Thursday, 27. August 2026 13:07 • 6 days ago

Will AI agents replace database IDEs? The future of database development ^{(from Devart MySQL Tool Blog)}

pAI agents can already write SQL, inspect schemas, and work through multi-step database tasks. But what happens when they start acting inside the database itself. Read the full article to see where that shift leads, what still needs human control, and how database IDEs fit into the picture./p pThe post Will AI agents replace database IDEs? The future of database development appeared first on Devar [...]

Published Thursday, 27. August 2026 11:15 • 6 days ago

MySQL CPU and CSPU Versioning for More Frequent Security Updates ^{(from The Oracle MySQL Blog)}

Oracle plans to move MySQL security updates toward a monthly cadence, supplementing the current quarterly Critical Patch Update (CPU) schedule. These monthly Critical Security Patch Update (CSPU) releases will be issued only when needed to address critical security or stability issues; they are not a fixed monthly release commitment. These CSPU releases will focus on […] [...]

Published Wednesday, 26. August 2026 18:50 • 6 days ago

Managed Database Services for Martech Platforms (2026) ^{(from Mydbops Blog)}

Managed database services for martech platforms: replica lag in send windows, PCI-DSS and GDPR gaps, and polyglot MySQL, MongoDB and Cassandra scaling. [...]

Published Wednesday, 26. August 2026 15:58 • 6 days ago

Announcing VillageSQL Server 0.0.6 ^{(from VillageSQL)}

VillageSQL Server 0.0.6 is now available. This release advances the mainline to MySQL Server 8.4.11 and adds support for MySQL Server 9.7.2 and Percona Server 8.4.10. [...]

Published Wednesday, 26. August 2026 12:00 • 7 days ago

DuckDB Speed on MySQL with dbtrail, Without a New Storage Engine ^{(from Percona Community Blog)}

Two recent posts on the Percona blog caught my attention. In Replicating from InnoDB into a DuckDB storage engine and The DuckDB MySQL engine at 500 GB, Evgeniy Patlan wired DuckDB into mysqld as a storage engine, pointed row-based replication at it, and measured it at TPC-H scale factor 500. The numbers are striking: loads 25 times faster than InnoDB, one fifth of the disk, and the full 22-query T [...]

Published Wednesday, 26. August 2026 11:00 • 7 days ago

Postgres + ClickHouse Architectural Patterns ^{(from Severalnines Blog)}

pThe role of databases has shifted significantly as modern applications must deliver real-time analytics, dashboards, and machine learning alongside low-latency transaction processing. Handling these diverse demands with a single relational database has become unsustainable under growing data volumes. Consequently, organizations are adopting specialized database architectures where multiple engines [...]

Published Wednesday, 26. August 2026 08:08 • 7 days ago

Where can you find MySQL from August through October 2026? ^{(from The Oracle MySQL Blog)}

The MySQL Community team will continue to be active across conferences, user group meetups, open source events, and regional community activities throughout August, September, and October 2026. While some of our August events were featured in our previous event update, we’ve included them here again with the latest information. Whether you’re interested [...]

Published Tuesday, 25. August 2026 14:19 • 8 days ago

MariaDB Server 12.3, 11.8, 11.4 and 10.11 – Q3 2026 Maintenance Releases, and Goodbye 10.6 ^{(from MariaDB Foundation Blog)}

pMariaDB Server maintenance releases are here!br On August 24, we released updates for our four currently maintained Long Term Support series:br As usual, these maintenance releases include bug fixes, stability improvements, and ongoing work across MariaDB Server. … /p pContinue reading \"MariaDB Server 12.3, 11.8, 11.4 and 10.11 – Q3 2026 Maintenance Releases, and Goodbye 10.6\"/p pMariaDB S [...]

Published Tuesday, 25. August 2026 12:14 • 8 days ago

MariaDB Contribution Statistics, January-June 2026 ^{(from MariaDB Foundation Blog)}

pAfter a long break, I will be taking over reporting on the contributions. FYI, the last one was done in Jan 2025.br Just like last time, I’m going to start with a breakdown of all the organizations who have contributed to MariaDB Server during the above period. … /p pContinue reading \"MariaDB Contribution Statistics, January-June 2026\"/p pMariaDB Contribution Statistics, January-June [...]

Published Tuesday, 25. August 2026 08:28 • 8 days ago

MySQL Galera Cluster EOL: Your Practical Paths Forward ^{(from Continuent Blog)}

MySQL Galera Cluster reaches end of life on September 30, 2026. This guide compares five practical paths forward - MariaDB Galera Cluster, Percona XtraDB Cluster, self-managed MySQL, managed cloud MySQL and Tungsten Cluster - with the trade-offs, migration effort and long-term risks of each. [...]

Published Tuesday, 25. August 2026 07:18 • 8 days ago

Problems with large tables in Postgres ^{(from PlanetScale Blog)}

Postgres presents pretty predictable performance problems when dealing with large tables. Sharding solves this. [...]

Published Tuesday, 25. August 2026 00:00 • 8 days ago

MariaDB Community Server Q3 2026 maintenance releases ^{(from MariaDB Corporation Blog)}

MariaDB is pleased to announce the immediate availability of MariaDB Community Server 12.3.3, 11.8.9, 11.4.13, and 10.11.19 maintenance releases. See […] [...]

Published Monday, 24. August 2026 23:40 • 8 days ago

Open Weight Models Are Chapter One. The Data Layer Is the Rest of the Book. ^{(from PingCAP Blog)}

pOn July 24, Jensen Huang made the first post of his life on X. It wasn’t a product launch or a victory lap. It was a policy letter signed by 25 companies, doubling to 50 within a day, asking Washington not to restrict open weight AI models. Microsoft, Meta, IBM, a16z, and Hugging Face. The […]/p pThe post Open Weight Models Are Chapter One. The Data Layer Is the Rest of the Book. appeared fi [...]

Published Monday, 24. August 2026 20:29 • 8 days ago

Amazon RDS for MySQL now supports new minor version 8.4.11 ^{(from AWS What's New)}

pStarting today, Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for MySQL supports MySQL minor version 8.4.11, the latest minor released by community MySQL. In addition to operational improvements, MySQL 8.4.11 introduces support for post-quantum TLS (PQ-TLS) key exchange, providing you with post-quantum cryptography options for encrypting your data in-transit. We recommend upgrading to the newer [...]

Published Monday, 24. August 2026 08:41 • 9 days ago

The history of Postgres sharding ^{(from PlanetScale Blog)}

Why has it taken so long to get good Postgres sharding? The last 20 years are the answer. [...]

Published Monday, 24. August 2026 00:00 • 9 days ago

MySQL 26.7 Moves the Thread Pool Plugin to Community Edition ^{(from MinervaDB Blog)}

MySQL 26.7 moved the Thread Pool plugin to Community edition. As of the 26.7.0 Innovation release (GA 2026-07-31), the MySQL Thread Pool — the connection-handling model Oracle reserved for MySQL Enterprise Edition for roughly fifteen [...] [...]

Published Saturday, 22. August 2026 08:43 • 11 days ago

MySQL Galera Cluster EOL: Your Decision Runway and What It Costs to Wait ^{(from Continuent Blog)}

MySQL Galera Cluster maintenance ends September 30, 2026, while MySQL 8.0 has already reached end of life. Learn what these overlapping lifecycle changes mean, what risks increase after support ends, and what teams should decide before the Galera EOL deadline. [...]

Published Friday, 21. August 2026 07:55 • 12 days ago

August 2026 MySQL Contributor Summit and Inaugural MySQL Steering Committee Members ^{(from The Oracle MySQL Blog)}

The MySQL community gathered once again for the second MySQL Contributor Summit of 2026, held August 5–6 as a hybrid event from Broomfield, Colorado. Building on the momentum of the inaugural summit in May, MySQL contributors from across the MySQL ecosystem came together to share ideas, review technical proposals, and collaborate on the future of MySQL. Over two […] [...]

Published Thursday, 20. August 2026 15:37 • 12 days ago

MySQL Connection Pooling: What It Is and Why Your Application Needs It ^{(from Webyog Blog)}

pFew MySQL errors are as disruptive as this one: ERROR 1040 (HY000): Too many connections Your database is running. Your server has RAM to spare. Yet MySQL is refusing new […]/p pThe post MySQL Connection Pooling: What It Is and Why Your Application Needs It appeared first on Webyog./p [...]

Published Thursday, 20. August 2026 10:13 • 13 days ago

13 best practices for database development in Visual Studio 2026 ^{(from Devart MySQL Tool Blog)}

pVisual Studio 2026 ships SQL projects through SSDT, and only the original project format. Here is how to configure, validate, version, deploy, and drift-check a database project without discovering the gaps during a release./p pThe post 13 best practices for database development in Visual Studio 2026 appeared first on Devart Blog./p [...]

Published Thursday, 20. August 2026 06:55 • 13 days ago

The curious case of timezone inconsistencies between PgBouncer and Patroni Cluster ^{(from Percona Community Blog)}

I would like to introduce here the curious case that I had on a Patroni Cluster in production, after a migration from Oracle, with timezone differences between what was written from an application log and what was set in PostgreSQL. [...]

Published Thursday, 20. August 2026 00:00 • 13 days ago

Introducing the Hosted Dolt REST API ^{(from DoltHub Blog)}

Hosted Dolt now has an official, versioned REST API for creating and managing deployments. It's built on the same OpenAPI contract we used for the DoltHub API v2, so both APIs return the same envelope, the same errors, and the same auth. Here's how to use it. [...]

Published Thursday, 20. August 2026 00:00 • 13 days ago

My Journey from Traditional Monolithic Architecture to Distributed SQL ^{(from PingCAP Blog)}

pAs a database veteran, I found traditional monolithic databases (such as Oracle) to have bottlenecks for mission critical applications in the cloud, which called for a next generation cloud native database to solve these challenges. This is what excited me about joining the PingCAP team, where we took the core concept of Distributed SQL’s multi-node auto-sharding architecture and extended it to al [...]

Published Wednesday, 19. August 2026 18:57 • 13 days ago

Aligning MySQL Extensions with Existing Component Services ^{(from VillageSQL)}

The VillageSQL Extension Framework now lets developers directly consume MySQL component services within their extensions. [...]

Published Wednesday, 19. August 2026 17:37 • 13 days ago

Security Advisory: Privileged ClickHouse access through the Grafana data source in PMM ^{(from Percona Database Blog)}

pDate of release: 19 August 2026 Severity: High Affected product: PMM Impacted versions: 3.9.0 and below Summary Percona has recently been made aware of a security vulnerability affecting PMM. We take the security of our products and the protection of our customers’ data with the utmost seriousness. This advisory describes the vulnerability, the immediate steps … Continued/p pThe post S [...]

Published Wednesday, 19. August 2026 13:07 • 14 days ago

Postgres pioneer credits Oracle with helping his database take over the world ^{(from The Register)}

Big Red's acquisition of MySQL sent users running toward the open source alternative, says Michael Stonebraker [...]

Published Wednesday, 19. August 2026 12:37 • 14 days ago

Stop guessing at gcache: inspect Galera/PXC write sets with gcache-inspector ^{(from Percona Database Blog)}

pThe common practice is to size the Galera Cache based on write volume measured during peak load, but often it is more of a guesswork. The writeset cache capacity planning is crucial to shorten the maintenance time and avoid long state transfers while the cluster runs with reduced compute power. Now, if you could understand … Continued/p pThe post Stop guessing at gcache: inspect Galera/PXC w [...]

Published Wednesday, 19. August 2026 08:23 • 14 days ago

“If GitHub was stable, these alternatives would not be as interesting”: Cursor launches Origin as GitHub goes dark ^{(from The New Stack)}

♦pCursor has officially thrown its hat into the code-hosting ring with Origin, a Git-compatible platform built for a world where/p pThe post “If GitHub was stable, these alternatives would not be as interesting”: Cursor launches Origin as GitHub goes dark appeared first on The New Stack./p [...]

Published Tuesday, 18. August 2026 19:47 • 14 days ago

DuckDB 2.0 coming this fall with client/server mode ^{(from InfoWorld)}

pDuckDB, the analytics database with high-end features in a single easily deployed binary, is due to release a major update, version 2.0, this fall./p pIn a blog post on the DuckDB site, the project’s maintainers outlined several key features that motivated a major version bump. The single biggest is a client/server mode, allowing DuckDB to function both as a compact, in-p [...]

Published Tuesday, 18. August 2026 18:35 • 14 days ago

What a careful MySQL to MariaDB migration still misses ^{(from MariaDB Corporation Blog)}

The MariaDB Migrator announcement post introduced the MySQL-to-MariaDB migration tool and walked through its four modes. This post is about […] [...]

Published Tuesday, 18. August 2026 16:58 • 14 days ago

Help Test the MySQL Upgrade Advisor: A Community Upgrade-Planning Wizard for MySQL Shell ^{(from The Oracle MySQL Blog)}

Choosing how to upgrade a MySQL database is rarely just a question of source and target versions. The best approach can depend on database size, storage engines, replication topology, available infrastructure, acceptable downtime, backup readiness, application compatibility, and rollback requirements. A small standalone database with a long maintenance window may be a good candidate for […] [...]

Published Tuesday, 18. August 2026 14:44 • 15 days ago

Seravo becomes a Silver Sponsor of MariaDB Foundation ^{(from MariaDB Foundation Blog)}

pMariaDB Foundation is delighted to welcome Seravo as a Silver Sponsor, turning a long-standing relationship in the open-source ecosystem into formal support for the future of MariaDB. … /p pContinue reading \"Seravo becomes a Silver Sponsor of MariaDB Foundation\"/p pSeravo becomes a Silver Sponsor of MariaDB Foundation appeared first on MariaDB.org/p [...]

Published Tuesday, 18. August 2026 13:35 • 15 days ago

Village News: MySQL News + Events (18 August 2026) ^{(from VillageSQL)}

A curated roundup of August 2026's top MySQL and open-source database news, featuring MySQL 9.7 updates, Postgres, and upcoming global events. [...]

Published Tuesday, 18. August 2026 12:00 • 15 days ago

MariaDB 12.3 LTS Webinar: Performance, Scalability, High Availability & the AI-Native Database ^{(from MinervaDB Blog)}

Our MariaDB 12.3 LTS webinar is now available as a free PDF download. Over 60 minutes, Shiv Iyer — Founder & CEO of MinervaDB and a database engineer who has spent three decades inside MySQL, [...] [...]

Published Tuesday, 18. August 2026 10:45 • 15 days ago

MySQL Community Edition Vulnerability Advisory: August 2026 ^{(from One-Time MySQL Community/Ecosystem Posts)}

This page provides a view of the vulnerabilities addressed in MySQL Community Edition in the August 2026 Oracle MySQL Critical Security Patch Update. For this page, “MySQL Community Edition” means Community-distributed MySQL products. Only rows that map to Community-distributed components are included here. [...]

Published Tuesday, 18. August 2026 00:00 • 15 days ago

Poisoned Postgres connection pools ^{(from PlanetScale Blog)}

An engineer's worst nightmare is waking up to a seemingly read-only database with no clear issue in sight. Let's dig into why this happens, and how AI can help solve it. [...]

Published Tuesday, 18. August 2026 00:00 • 15 days ago

Fixing Old Software Bugs Without Thinking ^{(from Ronald Bradford Blog)}

I previously came across an issue in my benchmarking work where I relied on the Latency Histogram section of sysbench output. On Linux it worked fine — I generally ran my workload there, so it never mattered. [...]

Published Tuesday, 18. August 2026 00:00 • 15 days ago

Percona University Comes to Uruguay ^{(from Percona Database Blog)}

pPercona University is coming to Montevideo. On September 23rd, 2026, we’re getting together for a full day of technical talks on open source software, and you are invited! If you work or study with open source software in Uruguay, this one is for you. It’s a whole day of learning, with the people who build … Continued/p pThe post Percona University Comes to Uruguay appeared first [...]

Published Monday, 17. August 2026 16:34 • 15 days ago

MariaDB High Availability: Maximum Availability Solutions in MariaDB 12.3 LTS ^{(from MinervaDB Blog)}

MariaDB high availability reached a new baseline with MariaDB Server 12.3 LTS, GA on 2026-05-29 as version 12.3.2. For the first time, a MariaDB LTS release ships parallel replication between Galera Clusters (MDEV-20065), closing the [...] [...]

Published Monday, 17. August 2026 11:03 • 16 days ago

What is a data topology? ^{(from PlanetScale Blog)}

A data topology describes the sharding scheme a Neki router uses to map logical PostgreSQL tables to physical shards and route queries. [...]

Published Monday, 17. August 2026 00:00 • 16 days ago

Curating DuckDB Datasets Leveraging AI ^{(from Ronald Bradford Blog)}

In Curated MySQL Data Sets for Realistic Testing I described datasets assembled the manual way — download, schema, load, validate, document — over hours or days per source. This post is the follow-up I promised: what changes when AI assists the same workflow, using DuckDB as the target engine and GeoNames as the first example. [...]

Published Monday, 17. August 2026 00:00 • 16 days ago

Extending MariaDB with Native Aggregate Plugins: Laying the Groundwork for HyperLogLog ^{(from MariaDB Foundation Blog)}

pMariaDB already allows developers to add new Pluggable Data Types and scalar Plugin Functions. One missing piece has been Pluggable Aggregate Functions operating on PDTs. That matters for functionality such as HyperLogLog, where an extension needs to aggregate values into a custom statistical sketch while preserving its native SQL type. … /p pContinue reading \"Extending MariaDB with Native [...]

Published Sunday, 16. August 2026 16:00 • 16 days ago

Why INSERT IGNORE should not be used ^{(from Ronald Bradford Blog)}

Let’s say you’re building a reference table from source data, e.g. a silver medallion table from a primary source. In this example I am using a file of random locations on the globe extracted from OpenStreetMap (OSM) as my primary source. [...]

Published Sunday, 16. August 2026 00:00 • 17 days ago

What Constitutes Clean Data? ^{(from Ronald Bradford Blog)}

Clean data is one of those terms everyone uses and few define precisely. Row counts match? No nulls in key columns? Values within expected ranges? All useful checks — and all insufficient once you move from a table view to a visualization view. [...]

Published Saturday, 15. August 2026 00:00 • 18 days ago

MariaDB InnoDB Disk Space & Fragmentation ^{(from lefred's blog)}

As a DBA, disk space has always worried me. In fact, the biggest problem for a MySQL/MariaDB DBA is the large, fragmented InnoDB Tablespaces. It was even more problematic when a single tablespace handled everything. But even with a tablespace per table (innodb_file_per_table=ON) fragmentation on large tables can still be an issue and waste disk […] [...]

Published Friday, 14. August 2026 22:07 • 18 days ago

MariaDB Foundation Advances TAF with HammerDB 6.0 and xt_reservoir Integration ^{(from MariaDB Foundation Blog)}

pOverviewbr While validating MariaDB RSS stability under stored procedure workloads, I ran into unexpected memory growth. The goal was straightforward: confirm that MariaDB was not leaking memory when running TPROC-C stored procedure workloads. … /p pContinue reading \"MariaDB Foundation Advances TAF with HammerDB 6.0 and xt_reservoir Integration\"/p pMariaDB Foundation Advances TAF with Hamm [...]

Published Friday, 14. August 2026 15:48 • 18 days ago

More Control, More Visibility: Deferred Maintenance & Events in MySQL HeatWave ^{(from The Oracle MySQL Blog)}

MySQL HeatWave now offers more control and transparency around maintenance. With Deferred Maintenance and Maintenance Events, customers can better align database maintenance with their business schedules and operational processes to reduce disruption. Customers can now temporarily disable disruptive maintenance which requires system reboots. To ensure the ongoing security of customer environments, [...]

Published Friday, 14. August 2026 15:05 • 19 days ago

What's New With Golang Generics ^{(from DoltHub Blog)}

Go is conservative with adding new features, but it does happen. Generics were new once. Here's some ways that generics have evolved in recent versions, and how Dolt incorporates them. [...]

Published Friday, 14. August 2026 00:00 • 19 days ago

Curated MySQL Data Sets for Realistic Testing ^{(from Ronald Bradford Blog)}

Synthetic benchmarks have their place, but I have always preferred working with real data. Not client production data — that stays private — but publicly available datasets that reflect the messy shapes, skewed distributions, and indexing challenges you encounter in the wild. [...]

Published Friday, 14. August 2026 00:00 • 19 days ago

MariaDB Community Server 10.6.28 now available ^{(from MariaDB Corporation Blog)}

MariaDB is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the MariaDB Community Server 10.6.28 maintenance release. This is the final […] [...]

Published Thursday, 13. August 2026 20:30 • 19 days ago

More to Explore: What’s New on Planet MySQL ^{(from The Oracle MySQL Blog)}

Planet MySQL has always been about discovering what’s happening across the MySQL community. Now, there’s even more to explore. We’ve added new ways to discover the projects and products that make up the broader MySQL ecosystem, find upcoming MySQL events, and search the wealth of content shared by the community. At the center of these […] [...]

Published Thursday, 13. August 2026 18:17 • 19 days ago

Replicating from InnoDB into a DuckDB storage engine ^{(from Percona Database Blog)}

pOur first post showed MySQL 9.7 with one change: mark a table ENGINE=DuckDB and its analytical queries run in DuckDB instead of InnoDB. The question we kept getting after that was about replication. Can you keep a normal InnoDB primary for the writes, and run a replica where the big tables are ENGINE=DuckDB? Then the … Continued/p pThe post Replicating from InnoDB into a DuckDB storage engin [...]

Published Thursday, 13. August 2026 17:23 • 19 days ago

MySQL Database Security: A 12-PointChecklist for 2026 ^{(from Webyog Blog)}

pDatabase misconfigurations are among the most common causes of data breaches — and most of them are preventable. The majority of MySQL security improvements are straightforward, do not require specialized […]/p pThe post MySQL Database Security: A 12-PointChecklist for 2026 appeared first on Webyog./p [...]

Published Thursday, 13. August 2026 12:40 • 20 days ago

MariaDB 13.1 Feature in Focus: JSON Operators and JSON_TABLE Improvements ^{(from lefred's blog)}

MariaDB 13.1 introduces the long-awaited `-` and `-` JSON operators, together with `FORMAT JSON` support in `JSON_TABLE()`. Discover how these improvements simplify JSON queries, preserve nested objects and arrays, and improve compatibility with MySQL applications. [...]

Published Thursday, 13. August 2026 09:50 • 20 days ago

MariaDB 13.1 Feature in Focus: JSON Operators and JSON_TABLE Improvements ^{(from MariaDB Foundation Blog)}

pJSON support in MariaDB has improved significantly over the years.br We have functions to create JSON documents, extract values, modify objects, inspect arrays, compare documents, and even transform JSON into relational rows using JSON_TABLE(). … /p pContinue reading \"MariaDB 13.1 Feature in Focus: JSON Operators and JSON_TABLE Improvements\"/p pMariaDB 13.1 Feature in Focus: JSON Operators [...]

Published Thursday, 13. August 2026 09:45 • 20 days ago

Doltgres is as Fast as MySQL is Slow ^{(from DoltHub Blog)}

Overview of recent performance optimizations to Doltgres that brought it on par with MySQL [...]

Published Thursday, 13. August 2026 00:00 • 20 days ago

How to set up change data capture for real-time database pipelines ^{(from Mydbops Blog)}

Positions a 2026 step-by-step CDC guide covering Debezium, Kafka Connect, MySQL binlogs, and PostgreSQL WAL. [...]

Published Wednesday, 12. August 2026 12:08 • 21 days ago

How to reduce slow query incidents in high-traffic MySQL apps ^{(from Mydbops Blog)}

Promises an eight-step MySQL slow-query process covering logs, EXPLAIN, indexes, pooling, timeouts, and alerting. [...]

Published Wednesday, 12. August 2026 10:55 • 21 days ago

COSCUP 2026: Planning your upgrade to MySQL 9.7 ^{(from Ronald Bradford Blog)}

I recently had the pleasure of presenting Planning your upgrade to MySQL 9.7 at COSCUP 2026 in Taipei, Taiwan. COSCUP (Conference for Open Source Coders, Users and Promoters) is one of the largest open source conferences in Asia, and the community there is always engaged and technically sharp. [...]

Published Wednesday, 12. August 2026 00:00 • 21 days ago

Migrate RDS and Aurora logs to CloudWatch Infrequent Access ^{(from AWS Database Blog)}

Organizations running Amazon RDS and Amazon Aurora often pay full CloudWatch Logs ingestion rates for database logs they rarely access. This post shows how to build an automated, tag-driven solution that migrates RDS and Aurora CloudWatch log groups from the Standard to the Infrequent Access log class and cuts log ingestion costs by about 50%. [...]

Published Tuesday, 11. August 2026 16:19 • 21 days ago

From Replication to Resilience: Miguel Araújo on Building the Operational Layer of MySQL High Availability ^{(from ODBMS.org)}

Q1. As the tech lead for AdminAPI, you’ve spent years helping shape how MySQL users deploy and manage InnoDB Cluster, ReplicaSet, and ClusterSet environments. From your experience, what are some of the most important... [...]

Published Tuesday, 11. August 2026 13:28 • 22 days ago

MySQL Replication: How to Set It Up and Monitor It Effectively ^{(from Webyog Blog)}

pMySQL replication is one of the most relied-upon features in production MySQL environments. It powers read scaling, disaster recovery, analytics offloading, and geographic redundancy. It is also one of the […]/p pThe post MySQL Replication: How to Set It Up and Monitor It Effectively appeared first on Webyog./p [...]

Published Tuesday, 11. August 2026 12:16 • 22 days ago

Percona for MongoDB: RHEL 10, Its Derivatives, and Debian 13 – On Both x86_64 and ARM ^{(from Percona Database Blog)}

pWe’re happy to announce that Percona Server for MongoDB (PSMDB) 8.0.28-12 extends platform support to RHEL 10 and its derivatives (Oracle Linux 10, Rocky Linux 10, AlmaLinux 10, and other RHEL-compatible distributions) for both x86_64 and ARM (aarch64) architectures. This release also adds support for Debian 13 “Trixie” on x86_64 and ARM64. We’ll continue to … Continu [...]

Published Tuesday, 11. August 2026 12:15 • 22 days ago

Amazon RDS for MariaDB now supports MariaDB 12.3 ^{(from AWS What's New)}

pStarting today, Amazon RDS for MariaDB supports MariaDB major version 12.3, the latest Long-Term Support release from the MariaDB community. This release supports MariaDB 12.3.2 minor version. br br MariaDB 12.3 includes Oracle TO_DATE() function compatibility, reducing the code changes needed when migrating applications from Oracle to MariaDB. It adds an IS JSON predicate, so you can valida [...]

Published Tuesday, 11. August 2026 08:54 • 22 days ago

How to set up automated database failover testing ^{(from Mydbops Blog)}

Covers 2026 failover testing for MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB-RTO targets, health checks, trigger scripts, and troubleshooting. [...]

Published Tuesday, 11. August 2026 08:05 • 22 days ago

Making the PostgreSQL Documentation Even Better ^{(from Shinguz's Blog)}

pWhile working on our project “PostgreSQL for Dolphins and Sea Lions,” I pored over the PostgreSQL documentation on replication./p pSince I’m not quite up to speed on this topic yet, I like to look up certain terms (parameters, functions, etc.) every now and then to see exactly what they mean or how they work (RTFM!). That’s exactly why links were originally invented—the very thing that first made [...]

Published Tuesday, 11. August 2026 06:40 • 22 days ago

The dangers of Postgres subtransactions ^{(from PlanetScale Blog)}

Subtransactions can slow down your entire PostgreSQL server and break your high availability strategy by keeping new read replicas from accepting connections. [...]

Published Tuesday, 11. August 2026 00:00 • 22 days ago

MariaDB Foundation is pleased to welcome Auree as a Silver Sponsor. ^{(from MariaDB Foundation Blog)}

pAuree is building a cloud-independent platform for deploying and operating highly available open source databases, including MariaDB, inside customers’ own cloud accounts. Its Bring Your Own Cloud model allows organisations to choose their cloud provider, region, infrastructure size, and security environment while Auree automates database provisioning, monitoring, backups, clustering, and fa [...]

Published Monday, 10. August 2026 15:34 • 22 days ago

Why Agentic AI Architecture Needs a Database, Not Just a Vector Store ^{(from PingCAP Blog)}

pAgentic AI architecture is the system design that lets an AI agent perceive context, reason over it, call tools, maintain memory, and take actions across multiple steps. It spans the model, the orchestration layer, and the data infrastructure that makes an agent’s work durable rather than disposable. Most teams get the model and framework right […]/p pThe post Why Agentic AI Architecture Nee [...]

Published Monday, 10. August 2026 13:00 • 23 days ago

Teaching MariaDB About Your Domain ^{(from lefred's blog)}

When we talk about extending a database server, we usually think about features that could benefit a very large number of users. A new authentication mechanism, a storage engine, an audit plugin, a new generic data type such as UUID or INET, additional JSON functions… these are relatively easy to justify because their potential audience […] [...]

Published Monday, 10. August 2026 11:31 • 23 days ago

MySQL 9.7 LTS: Troubleshooting Replication Lag Using New Metrics ^{(from Mydbops Blog)}

Learn how to troubleshoot MySQL replication lag in MySQL 9.7 LTS using the new Replication Applier Metrics Component for deeper observability. [...]

Published Monday, 10. August 2026 09:13 • 23 days ago

MariaDB 12.3 LTS: Advances and Building Fault-Tolerant MariaDB Infrastructure at Internet Scale ^{(from MinervaDB Blog)}

MariaDB 12.3 is the current long-term support release of MariaDB Community Server. It reached Stable/GA on 28 May 2026 and is maintained until June 2029, making it the first LTS line since MariaDB 11.8. For [...] [...]

Published Monday, 10. August 2026 09:10 • 23 days ago

MySQL and MariaDB High Availability vs. Disaster Recovery: What’s the Difference (and Why It Matters) ^{(from Continuent Blog)}

High availability keeps MySQL and MariaDB applications running through routine local failures, while disaster recovery restores service after a site or regional outage. This article explains how RTO, RPO, distance, synchronous replication and asynchronous replication shape each strategy, and how Continuent Tungsten Cluster combines local HA with multi-site DR. [...]

Published Saturday, 08. August 2026 09:51 • 25 days ago

MariaDB Node.js Connector 3.5.4 and 3.4.7 now available ^{(from MariaDB Corporation Blog)}

MariaDB is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the MariaDB Connector/Node.js 3.5.4, 3.4.7, 3.3.4, and 3.2.5 GA releases. Download […] [...]

Published Friday, 07. August 2026 17:48 • 25 days ago

The open way of Percona Search for MongoDB ^{(from Percona Database Blog)}

pPercona Search for MongoDB is Percona’s downstream distribution of mongot, the search engine that provides MongoDB’s full-text and vector search capabilities. With this addition, you can power your applications with AI and advanced search techniques – anywhere, and without vendor lock-in. It’s the same search engine that powers MongoDB Atlas Search. Percona Search for MongoDB &# [...]

Published Friday, 07. August 2026 14:55 • 26 days ago

The Complete Agent State Stack: Memory, Files, and Serverless Database Persistence for AI Apps ^{(from PingCAP Blog)}

pA serverless database is a fully-managed database that automatically scales compute and storage with demand, requires no server provisioning or capacity planning, and bills only for actual usage, including scaling to zero when idle. The provider handles infrastructure; you handle data. That definition covers the category. It doesn’t cover the problem most teams actually face […]/p pThe [...]

Published Friday, 07. August 2026 13:00 • 26 days ago

The DuckDB MySQL engine at 500 GB ^{(from Percona Database Blog)}

pWe ran DuckDB MySQL storage engine at scale factor 500. It is around 500 GB of raw TPC-H, three billion lineitem rows on an 80-core server with 187 GB of RAM. Three engines on the same box: InnoDB, our MySQL+DuckDB engine, and plain DuckDB as the reference. Here is what came out. InnoDB finished 18 … Continued/p pThe post The DuckDB MySQL engine at 500 GB appeared first on Percona./p [...]

Published Friday, 07. August 2026 12:09 • 26 days ago

Retail Data Analytics: Ultimate 2026 Modern Retail Stack ^{(from MinervaDB Blog)}

Retail data analytics is the difference between a merchandiser who reprices a slow-moving SKU on Tuesday morning and one who discovers the markdown opportunity in a month-end deck. Modern retail runs on a data platform, [...] [...]

Published Friday, 07. August 2026 10:45 • 26 days ago

MySQL Index Optimization: How to Speed Up Your Database Queries ^{(from Webyog Blog)}

pIf there is one change that can turn a 10-second MySQL query into a millisecond one, it is adding the right index. And if there is one change that can […]/p pThe post MySQL Index Optimization: How to Speed Up Your Database Queries appeared first on Webyog./p [...]

Published Friday, 07. August 2026 08:49 • 26 days ago

Concurrency vs. Throughput: why more parallelism can make databases slower ^{(from PlanetScale Blog)}

Increasing throughput sometimes requires reducing parallelism. A look into why this is the case for Vitess + MySQL databases [...]

Published Friday, 07. August 2026 00:00 • 26 days ago

Why Attend TiDB SCaiLE 2026: Same Complexity, Different Clock Speeds ^{(from PingCAP Blog)}

pA single user action in an agentic application no longer maps to a single database query. It spawns agent instances that branch context in milliseconds, hold memory across sessions, and provision their own tenants without waiting for a human. At Manus, agents create more than 90% of new database clusters. The stacks underneath them were […]/p pThe post Why Attend TiDB SCaiLE 2026: Same Compl [...]

Published Thursday, 06. August 2026 20:04 • 26 days ago

Doltgres 1.0 ^{(from DoltHub Blog)}

Doltgres, the Postgres-flavored version of Dolt, is now 1.0 and ready for production. [...]

Published Thursday, 06. August 2026 00:00 • 27 days ago

Open Source Data Layers Will Win the AI Future ^{(from PingCAP Blog)}

pFor most of the cloud era, infrastructure decisions followed a familiar pattern: choose the fastest path to production, accept some proprietary dependencies, and optimize later. AI breaks that pattern. Coding agents now reshape applications in hours, while models, frameworks, and workload shapes change underneath them. That leaves the data layer as the one place a […]/p pThe post Open Source [...]

Published Wednesday, 05. August 2026 19:20 • 27 days ago

Understanding MySQL Replication "fatal error 1236": "Replica has more GTIDs than the source has, using the source's SERVER_UUID" ^{(from J-F Gagné's MySQL Blog)}

This MySQL replication error — fatal error 1236 / Replica has more GTIDs than the source has, using the source's SERVER_UUID — shows the importance of thinking before acting. I am glad a non-DBA Colleague asked me about it, because if he had restarted replication, it would have caused a much bigger mess. Often, we are tempted — or pushed — to just restart things [...]

Published Monday, 03. August 2026 22:12 • 29 days ago | Updated Wednesday, 05. August 2026 13:50 • 28 days ago

How to Prepare a Database for a PCI-DSS Audit (2026) ^{(from Mydbops Blog)}

Prepare your MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MongoDB database for a PCI-DSS audit. Learn how to scope your CDE, encrypt data, enforce RBAC, and configure audit logging. [...]

Published Wednesday, 05. August 2026 11:58 • 28 days ago

MySQL vs MariaDB in 2026: What Every DBA Needs to Know ^{(from Webyog Blog)}

pMySQL and MariaDB share a common origin — MariaDB was forked from MySQL in 2009 by its original creator following Oracle’s acquisition. For several years, they stayed close enough that […]/p pThe post MySQL vs MariaDB in 2026: What Every DBA Needs to Know appeared first on Webyog./p [...]

Published Wednesday, 05. August 2026 10:52 • 28 days ago

Building on Open Ground: Ilia Kors on Why Aqtra Chose MariaDB as the Native Foundation of Its Enterprise Platform ^{(from ODBMS.org)}

Q1. Aqtra is building a Development Infrastructure Layer that enables organisations, cloud providers, and service partners to create and operate business applications, ERP solutions, portals, and automation services on a common foundation. That is a... [...]

Published Wednesday, 05. August 2026 08:51 • 28 days ago

ClusterControl 2.5.0 brings ClickHouse support to on-prem, cloud and hybrid environments ^{(from Severalnines Blog)}

pClusterControl 2.5.0 is here, and it marks a milestone for the platform: ClickHouse joins the family of supported database engines — and with it, a capability no analytics vendor’s cloud can offer you. Wherever you run ClusterControl — on-premises, in any cloud, or hybrid — you can now deploy ClickHouse either as a standalone OLAP […]/p pThe post ClusterControl 2.5.0 brings ClickHouse [...]

Published Wednesday, 05. August 2026 08:38 • 28 days ago

MySQL 8.0.17 GTID Crash Safety Improvement ^{(from J-F Gagné's MySQL Blog)}

I have known for some times that there is an interesting improvement in MySQL 8.0.17 regarding GTID Crash Safety, but I have not had the time nor the need to look into it before. When writing my last post (Understanding MySQL Replication "fatal error 1236": [...]), I saw something interesting related to this, and it is now time to cover this on my blog. From my point of view, this change is [...]

Published Tuesday, 04. August 2026 22:22 • 28 days ago | Updated Tuesday, 04. August 2026 22:30 • 28 days ago

Everyone Records the MySQL Audit Log. Nobody Reads It. ^{(from dbtrail Blog)}

pEveryone records audit logs. Almost nobody reads them, because reading them means grep on the database server, a cursor with no WHERE clause, or a log pipeline that costs thousands a year. There is a cheaper shape: keep the answer, not the log. And you do not need an audit plugin to get it./p pThe post Everyone Records the MySQL Audit Log. Nobody Reads It. appeared first on dbtrail./p [...]

Published Tuesday, 04. August 2026 20:29 • 28 days ago

What Is Data Sovereignty and How Does MariaDB Protect Sovereignty in Cloud Databases? ^{(from MariaDB Corporation Blog)}

Every organization now operates in a world where data doesn’t just need to be secure – it needs to be […] [...]

Published Tuesday, 04. August 2026 18:33 • 28 days ago

Hear Ye, Hear Ye: A Guide to MariaDB’s Governance Model ^{(from MariaDB Foundation Blog)}

pBe it known: MariaDB Server now has a clearer, publicly documented governance framework covering technical roles, subsystem ownership, decision-making, response expectations and continuity.br Open source begins with access to the code. … /p pContinue reading \"Hear Ye, Hear Ye: A Guide to MariaDB’s Governance Model\"/p pHear Ye, Hear Ye: A Guide to MariaDB’s Governance Model appeared first o [...]

Published Tuesday, 04. August 2026 18:07 • 28 days ago

How to Avoid Hidden Duplicate Key Errors in MySQL utf8mb4 Migrations ^{(from Mydbops Blog)}

Learn how character set and collation changes (latin1/utf8mb3 to utf8mb4_0900_ai_ci) introduce duplicate key errors in MySQL and how to validate source data beforehand. [...]

Published Tuesday, 04. August 2026 17:36 • 28 days ago

Monthly Product Pulse: August 2026—Oracle Technical Resources ^{(from Oracle ACE Program)}

Welcome to the August edition of Monthly Product Pulse, your monthly round-up of the latest technical resources from Oracle product teams. This month’s highlights include AI development tutorials, Oracle APEX community opportunities, new Oracle Spatial capabilities, Oracle MicroTx updates, and the latest MySQL technical content. Whether you’re building AI-powered applications, modernizi [...]

Published Tuesday, 04. August 2026 14:27 • 29 days ago

Migrating Real-Time Data into TiDB with Debezium CDC ^{(from PingCAP Blog)}

pMoving data into a new database is rarely a one-shot copy. Migrating off a legacy system, adopting a distributed SQL database, carrying out a heterogeneous database migration, or standing up an analytical replica all share the same challenge. You have to move a large, already-populated dataset and keep it continuously in sync until you are […]/p pThe post Migrating Real-Time Data into TiDB w [...]

Published Tuesday, 04. August 2026 13:00 • 29 days ago

Recovery Optimization for Large MySQL Transactions ^{(from Libing Song's Blog)}

This article is also available in Chinese: 中文版. Browse all English articles. Have you ever run into a mysqld process that has been starting for a long time and still won’t come up? When that happens, you can use perf top to check what the MySQL process is mainly doing. If what you see looks like the figure below —... [...]

Published Tuesday, 04. August 2026 02:00 • 29 days ago | Updated Tuesday, 04. August 2026 12:20 • 29 days ago

Where can you find MySQL from August through October 2026? ^{(from ODBMS.org)}

August 3, 2026 7 minute read Lenka Kasparova MySQL Community Manager The MySQL Community team will continue to be active across conferences, user group meetups, open source events, and regional community activities throughout August, September, and October 2026. While... [...]

Published Tuesday, 04. August 2026 09:51 • 29 days ago

MySQL Backup Best Practices: A Complete Guide for DBAs in 2026 ^{(from Webyog Blog)}

pMost teams believe they have a solid backup strategy. In practice, many have a backup process they set up once, have not tested recently, and would discover is broken only […]/p pThe post MySQL Backup Best Practices: A Complete Guide for DBAs in 2026 appeared first on Webyog./p [...]

Published Tuesday, 04. August 2026 08:49 • 29 days ago

Online Migration from Binlog to GTID Replication in MySQL 8.x ^{(from Mydbops Blog)}

Learn how to convert traditional file/position MySQL replication to GTID-based replication online in MySQL 8.x without rebuilding replicas or taking application downtime. [...]

Published Tuesday, 04. August 2026 08:15 • 29 days ago

Using CloudWatch Database Insights to troubleshoot query performance from calling services ^{(from AWS Database Blog)}

Learn how to use the calling services feature in Amazon CloudWatch Database Insights to identify which applications are calling your databases and view their performance metrics, so you can pinpoint root causes and contact the right team in minutes rather than hours. [...]

Published Monday, 03. August 2026 18:00 • 29 days ago

MySQL Development as it Happens – Innovating Together ^{(from The Oracle MySQL Blog)}

Henrik IngoMySQL Community Architect In May we hosted the first MySQL Contributor Summit 2026. We arrange such Summits every quarter, and it’s a forum where contributors come together and make proposals, and then discuss them, on what they wish to work on, or see someone else work on, in future MySQL versions. All of the presentations are now […] [...]

Published Monday, 03. August 2026 14:41 • 30 days ago

Artificially Delayed Replication with PostgreSQL ^{(from Shinguz's Blog)}

pWhile working on our project titled “PostgreSQL for Dolphins and Sea Lions,” I pored over the PostgreSQL documentation on replication. What struck me was that PostgreSQL does NOT support artificially delayed replication—at least according to this documentation./p pAfter I’d already been thinking about how one might possibly cobble together artificially delayed replication using PostgreSQL’s built- [...]

Published Monday, 03. August 2026 07:53 • 30 days ago

No Index GroupBy Optimization ^{(from DoltHub Blog)}

Sneak peek at one of the optimizations applied to Dolt and Doltgres [...]

Published Monday, 03. August 2026 00:00 • 1 months ago

CloudJump III Optimizing Cloud Databases for Tiered Storage(SIGMOD 2026) ^{(from Chen Zongzhi's GitHub blog)}

在云原生数据库的演进中, 计存分离让计算层和存储层可以独立扩展, 共享存储让多个计算节点访问同一份数据成为可能. [...]

Published Monday, 03. August 2026 00:00 • 1 months ago

Wirekite becomes Silver Sponsor of MariaDB Foundation ^{(from MariaDB Foundation Blog)}

pWe are pleased to welcome Wirekite as a new Silver Sponsor of MariaDB Foundation.br Wirekite is an enterprise data movement platform focused on high-performance extract, load, migration, and replication workflows. … /p pContinue reading \"Wirekite becomes Silver Sponsor of MariaDB Foundation\"/p pWirekite becomes Silver Sponsor of MariaDB Foundation appeared first on MariaDB.org/p [...]

Published Sunday, 02. August 2026 20:09 • 1 months ago

Designing a Reliable MySQL Backup Strategy with Percona XtraBackup ^{(from GeoPITS - Category MySQL)}

Step-by-step guide to building a reliable MySQL backup and point-in-time recovery strategy using Percona XtraBackup, with full, incremental, and restore workflows. [...]

Published Saturday, 01. August 2026 12:00 • 1 months ago

MySQL vs SQL Server: Differences, Features ^{(from GeoPITS - Category MySQL)}

Compare MySQL & MS SQL Server to understand their key similarities, differences, performance, security, and use cases to choose the right database for your needs. [...]

Published Saturday, 01. August 2026 12:00 • 1 months ago

Learn MySQL Performance Tuning Using InnoDB Parameters ^{(from GeoPITS - Category MySQL)}

How to tune MySQL performance by optimizing InnoDB parameters with practical tips and best practices to improve database speed and efficiency. Learn more. [...]

Published Saturday, 01. August 2026 12:00 • 1 months ago

Medallion Architecture Explained: A Hands-On Guide to Star Schema for BI Reporting ^{(from GeoPITS - Category MySQL)}

A hands-on guide to Medallion Architecture and star schema design for BI reporting - from raw data to fact and dimension tables. [...]

Published Saturday, 01. August 2026 12:00 • 1 months ago

What’s New At Releem - June 2026 ^{(from Releem Blog)}

Over the past few months, we’ve been expanding Releem into more database environments while making recommendations easier to understand and act on. June continues that work with updates designed to shorten the path from identifying an issue to resolving it safely. [...]

Published Saturday, 01. August 2026 02:54 • 1 months ago

Upgrading Oracle Linux when running Oracle databases ^{(from dbi Blog)}

pI recently had to upgrade an Oracle Linux production server running 19.30 Oracle databases for one of our customer. In this post, I will share with you the full set of steps that need to be carried out to run an in-place Oracle Linux upgrade when running Oracle databases. The method will be the same […]/p pL’article Upgrading Oracle Linux when running Oracle databases est apparu en premier s [...]

Published Friday, 31. July 2026 16:33 • 1 months ago

MySQL July 2026 GA Releases Now Available ^{(from The Oracle MySQL Blog)}

The July 2026 MySQL releases are now available, including: MySQL 26.7.0 is the first generally available Innovation release following MySQL 9.7 LTS and the first MySQL release to use the new calendar-versioning model. MySQL 9.7.2 and MySQL 8.4.11 continue the quarterly maintenance cadence for the current MySQL Long-Term Support release lines. A new calendar-versioning model […] [...]

Published Friday, 31. July 2026 14:51 • 1 months ago

Stored Procedures memory consumption in Percona Server for MySQL ^{(from Percona Database Blog)}

p1. What it is about This investigation began as a performance comparison for different memory allocators. However, during benchmarking, I discovered unexpected effects deserving a more detailed explanation. I hope you find these findings both interesting and useful. Imagine you need to set up a MySQL database server. Every detail is planned: the operating system, … Continued/p pThe post Stor [...]

Published Friday, 31. July 2026 11:50 • 1 months ago

How to Use the MySQL Slow Query Log to Find and Fix Performance Bottlenecks ^{(from Webyog Blog)}

pEvery MySQL performance problem leaves a record. The slow query log is where that record lives — a straightforward, built-in tool that captures every query taking longer than a threshold […]/p pThe post How to Use the MySQL Slow Query Log to Find and Fix Performance Bottlenecks appeared first on Webyog./p [...]

Published Friday, 31. July 2026 10:33 • 1 months ago

Summary of MySQL Public Discussion #5: The Contributor Experience ^{(from The Oracle MySQL Blog)}

The fifth MySQL Public Discussion as part of our Community Engagement plan. The plan includes accelerating innovation in MySQL Community Edition, increasing community contributions and expanding the MySQL ecosystem overall. This session was focused on the contributor experience and the ongoing work to make contributing to MySQL more transparent and accessible. The session covered MySQL […] [...]

Published Friday, 31. July 2026 06:00 • 1 months ago

Massively parallel Postgres backups ^{(from PlanetScale Blog)}

PlanetScale backs up petabyte-scale sharded Postgres databases in hours using parallel infrastructure, object storage, and WAL replay. [...]

Published Friday, 31. July 2026 00:00 • 1 months ago

Announcing ProxySQL 3.0.10, 3.1.10, and 4.0.10 ^{(from ProxySQL Blog)}

ProxySQL 3.0.10, 3.1.10, and 4.0.10 are out, led by a security fix in the compressed-packet path, AWS RDS Blue/Green monitoring, per-hostgroup query timeouts, and complete configuration round-tripping. [...]

Published Friday, 31. July 2026 00:00 • 1 months ago

DataEngBytes Sydney Overview ^{(from Ronald Bradford Blog)}

I have just returned from my first DataEngBytes conference in Sydney. Here is a quick summary on my thoughts for the event. I plan to go into more detail on great points from presentations in later posts. [...]

Published Friday, 31. July 2026 00:00 • 1 months ago

Percona Server for MongoDB 8.3 Technical Preview Is Now Available ^{(from Percona Database Blog)}

pPercona Server for MongoDB 8.3 is available today as a Technical Preview. It is not for production. It is for your lab, your staging cluster, and your benchmark harness – and for sharing with us what works and what does not. Especially if this version is your segue to leverage upcoming full-text and vector search … Continued/p pThe post Percona Server for MongoDB 8.3 Technical Preview [...]

Published Thursday, 30. July 2026 17:36 • 1 months ago

Vector Search Meets Distributed SQL: Why Agentic AI Does Not Need Another Database ^{(from PingCAP Blog)}

pKey Takeaways Add a vector database to the existing stack. Sync it. Maintain it. Debug it when it drifts. Teams building agentic applications have largely accepted that sequence as the price of admission for working with embeddings, and the fourth step is the one worth pausing on. Drift is not an incidental bug waiting to […]/p pThe post Vector Search Meets Distributed SQL: Why Agentic AI Do [...]

Published Thursday, 30. July 2026 16:31 • 1 months ago

MySQL Best Practice : not using date / time types, nor ENUM ^{(from J-F Gagné's MySQL Blog)}

Today, I was reminded of a MySQL Best Practice, probably generalizable to all databases : using simple types, not complex types. Such complex types to avoid include the date and time data types (including TIMESTAMP) and ENUM. Let's see why. A little history about this, Baron Schwartz, a MySQL Legend who is not involved in the community anymore, compared using the TIMESTAMP type to [...]

Published Thursday, 30. July 2026 15:46 • 1 months ago | Updated Thursday, 30. July 2026 16:22 • 1 months ago

MariaDB again faces questions over Galera's open source future ^{(from The Register)}

Support for the MySQL build ends in September as the company develops separate premium replication technology [...]

Published Thursday, 30. July 2026 11:01 • 1 months ago

MariaDB Java Connector 3.5.10, 3.4.4, 3.3.6, and 2.7.15 now available ^{(from MariaDB Corporation Blog)}

MariaDB is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the MariaDB Connector/J 3.5.10, 3.4.4, 3.3.6, and 2.7.15 releases. Release Notes […] [...]

Published Wednesday, 29. July 2026 21:34 • 1 months ago

AI Chat With DBeaver Community Edition ^{(from Dave's MySQL Stuff)}

p /pAI Chat With DBeaver Community EditionJuly 29, 2026p DBeaver recently introduced interactive chat capabilities into the free, open-source Community Edition. What does that mean? /ppIt means some of your database tasks can be accomplished significantly faster! /ppFirst, you can ask for information without coding SQL. I love Structured Query Language, but it is much faster to [...]

Published Wednesday, 29. July 2026 16:21 • 1 months ago

When Tungsten Replication "Stalls" but Nothing Has Failed: A MySQL Metadata-Query Story ^{(from Continuent Blog)}

A real-world troubleshooting guide showing how MySQL metadata query behavior can cause Tungsten Replicator to appear stalled despite healthy cluster status, with root-cause analysis and preventive configuration recommendations. [...]

Published Wednesday, 29. July 2026 14:45 • 1 months ago

MySQL Performance Tuning: 8 Proven Techniques for Faster Queries ^{(from Webyog Blog)}

pSlow MySQL queries are one of the most common database problems — and one of the most solvable. Most performance issues don’t require new hardware or a rewrite. They require […]/p pThe post MySQL Performance Tuning: 8 Proven Techniques for Faster Queries appeared first on Webyog./p [...]

Published Wednesday, 29. July 2026 12:21 • 1 months ago

After rewriting SQLite in Rust, Turso turns its sights on Postgres ^{(from The Register)}

Cloud database upstart wants one virtual machine core to power multiple SQL frontends [...]

Published Wednesday, 29. July 2026 11:28 • 1 months ago

From a Production Problem to MariaDB: Headout’s Open-Source Contribution Journey ^{(from MariaDB Foundation Blog)}

pA production bottleneck at Headout led to a new MariaDB Server improvement. This is the story of how engineers, maintainers and AI-assisted development turned a real-world problem into an upstream open-source contribution./p pFrom a Production Problem to MariaDB: Headout’s Open-Source Contribution Journey appeared first on MariaDB.org/p [...]

Published Wednesday, 29. July 2026 07:01 • 1 months ago

MariaDB 12.3: Faster Vector Search with Matryoshka Optimization ^{(from MariaDB Corporation Blog)}

Achieving Fast Vector Search in MariaDB MariaDB Server 12.3 makes vector search faster where it matters most: the high-recall levels […] [...]

Published Tuesday, 28. July 2026 18:29 • 1 months ago

Post-Quantum Cryptography support in MySQL ^{(from The Oracle MySQL Blog)}

Overview OpenSSL 3.5 integrates a number of algorithms resistant to attack by future quantum computers, commonly referred as Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC). These include: Possibility of storing the vast amounts of TLS encrypted traffic now and decrypting it later once the quantum computers become capable enough is considered a real problem, so the governments and standards […] [...]

Published Tuesday, 28. July 2026 17:00 • 1 months ago

Backups Using the MySQL Clone Operation ^{(from Shinguz's Blog)}

pWe recently tested the PostgreSQL backup tool codepg_basebackup/code and were very impressed with its remote backup functionality, which allows for both physical local and physical remote backups./p pThis led us to wonder whether a physical remote backup is also possible using the “new” MySQL Server Clone feature, which was introduced in MySQL 8.0.17 (July 2019)./p pThe MySQL Clone operation can b [...]

Published Tuesday, 28. July 2026 09:40 • 1 months ago

TiDB Log Compaction: Faster Point-in-Time Recovery for Large Clusters ^{(from PingCAP Blog)}

pFor a large distributed SQL cluster, backup and restore define whether the business can recover from an accident inside a realistic service objective. As TiDB adoption grows across larger, more write-intensive workloads, many production clusters now hold tens or hundreds of terabytes of data. At that scale, point-in-time recovery (PITR) has to satisfy two goals that pull […]/p pThe [...]

Published Tuesday, 28. July 2026 06:25 • 1 months ago

MySQL 8.0 to 8.4 upgrade on RDS: how to prove your data survived ^{(from dbtrail Blog)}

pStandard support for MySQL 8.0 on RDS ends on July 31. The in-place upgrade to 8.4 takes minutes and there is no way back. Here is how I checked, on a real RDS instance with every MySQL data type I could think of, that it did not change a single row./p pThe post MySQL 8.0 to 8.4 upgrade on RDS: how to prove your data survived appeared first on dbtrail./p [...]

Published Tuesday, 28. July 2026 00:44 • 1 months ago

Migrate self-managed PostgreSQL to Amazon RDS using the RDS console ^{(from AWS Database Blog)}

Migrate a self-managed PostgreSQL database on Amazon EC2 to Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL or Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition using the auto-migration capability in the Amazon RDS console, powered by AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS) homogeneous data migrations. [...]

Published Monday, 27. July 2026 21:32 • 1 months ago

Adobe Commerce Chooses MariaDB as Its Default Database Platform ^{(from MariaDB Foundation Blog)}

pAdobe Commerce is making MariaDB its default and recommended databasebr platform. /p pAdobe Commerce Chooses MariaDB as Its Default Database Platform appeared first on MariaDB.org/p [...]

Published Monday, 27. July 2026 12:49 • 1 months ago

ScalaHosting Becomes a Gold Sponsor of MariaDB Foundation ^{(from MariaDB Foundation Blog)}

pGlobal cloud hosting provider supports the continued development and adoption of open-source MariaDBbr MariaDB Foundation is pleased to welcome ScalaHosting as a Gold Sponsor, strengthening the relationship between the MariaDB community and one of the hosting industry’s established cloud infrastructure providers. … /p pContinue reading \"ScalaHosting Becomes a Gold Sponsor of MariaDB F [...]

Published Monday, 27. July 2026 09:11 • 1 months ago

TLS Certificate Pinning and Best Practices in Azure Database for MySQL ^{(from Azure for MySQL Blog)}

pTransport Layer Security (TLS) encrypts data in transit between client applications and the server and authenticates the service endpoint in client-server authentication. /p pAzure Database for MySQL server certificates are issued by well-known trusted public Certificate Authorities (CAs), including Microsoft-issu [...]

Published Monday, 27. July 2026 04:58 • 1 months ago

Introducing 🍃MClusterAdmin: A Lightweight GUI Tool for MongoDB DBAs ^{(from Percona Community Blog)}

Over the years working on various MongoDB troubleshooting cases, I’ve been wondering how to handle the longish JSON outputs from the most common diagnostic commands, like rs.status(), sh.status(), or db.currentOp(), not to mention db.serverStatus()! They are just painful and slow to read. I even came up with various scripts to present the data in table format, similar to what we know from MySQL, bu [...]

Published Monday, 27. July 2026 00:00 • 1 months ago

MITRE ATLAS - A 2025 Review ^{(from Ronald Bradford Blog)}

The MITRE ATLAS Matrix provides a working knowledge base of adversary tactics, techniques, and real-world case studies specifically for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) systems. It adapts the established MITRE ATT&CK adversary tactics and techniques matrix which is the standard reference for traditional IT cybersecurity. [...]

Published Monday, 27. July 2026 00:00 • 1 months ago

MariaDB Performance Monitoring: 20 Essential Metrics Every DBA Should Track for Troubleshooting ^{(from MinervaDB Blog)}

Why MariaDB Performance Monitoring Fails Without Baselines MariaDB performance monitoring is what separates a diagnosis from a guess. Most MariaDB incidents are never actually diagnosed. When a production cluster degrades at 02:00, the on-call DBA [...] [...]

Published Sunday, 26. July 2026 19:29 • 1 months ago

The Queen and the “Half That Wasn’t Told” ^{(from MariaDB Foundation Blog)}

pThe Queen of Sheba did not travel lightly.br She arrived in Jerusalem with difficult questions, a large caravan, camels carrying spices, and an impressive quantity of gold. … /p pContinue reading \"The Queen and the “Half That Wasn’t Told”\"/p pThe Queen and the “Half That Wasn’t Told” appeared first on MariaDB.org/p [...]

Published Sunday, 26. July 2026 18:55 • 1 months ago

Say the Name: MariaDB, MySQL, and the Ecosystem We Share ^{(from lefred's blog)}

Names are important. They help us identify people, projects, products, pets, database servers, and occasionally the correct bug tracker. This may sound obvious, but the database world has spent more than fifteen years proving that it is not. MySQL and MariaDB share a substantial amount of history, syntax, tooling, knowledge, applications, and community. They also […] [...]

Published Saturday, 25. July 2026 16:01 • 1 months ago

The Agent Context Plane: How One Cluster Fixed the $50K Agent Bug ^{(from PingCAP Blog)}

pReal-time data has been the promise of the analytics stack for a decade. Dashboards refresh, pipelines run, and a human reads the result. That model holds right up until you ask an agent to act on the data instead of look at it. At TiDB SCaiLE Europe 2026 in Stockholm, Bernard Kavanagh, Solutions Architect at […]/p pThe post The Agent Context Plane: How One Cluster Fixed the $50K Agent Bug a [...]

Published Friday, 24. July 2026 14:32 • 1 months ago

IBM continues as a Platinum Sponsor of MariaDB Foundation ^{(from MariaDB Foundation Blog)}

pWe are delighted to announce that IBM is continuing its support of MariaDB Foundation as a Platinum Sponsor.br IBM’s sponsorship brings together two major enterprise computing platforms, IBM® … /p pContinue reading \"IBM continues as a Platinum Sponsor of MariaDB Foundation\"/p pIBM continues as a Platinum Sponsor of MariaDB Foundation appeared first on MariaDB.org/p [...]

Published Friday, 24. July 2026 13:12 • 1 months ago

Say the Name: MariaDB, MySQL, and the Ecosystem We Share ^{(from MariaDB Foundation Blog)}

pMariaDB and MySQL share history, tools, protocols and a large technical community. But compatibility does not mean identity—especially when reporting bugs. A MariaDB Connector/C issue submitted to the MySQL bug tracker offers a funny reminder to say the product’s actual name./p pSay the Name: MariaDB, MySQL, and the Ecosystem We Share appeared first on MariaDB.org/p [...]

Published Friday, 24. July 2026 06:58 • 1 months ago

Postgres backups under the hood ^{(from PlanetScale Blog)}

With backups being such a vital part of keeping your data safe, how do they actually work? [...]

Published Friday, 24. July 2026 00:00 • 1 months ago

Foundational Frameworks for GenAI Security Analysis ^{(from Ronald Bradford Blog)}

Three frameworks form the analytical foundation of this series’ threat analysis, selected for their complementary coverage of the GenAI security landscape and their broad adoption across enterprise security practices. The MITRE Adversarial Threat Landscape for AI Systems (MITRE ATLAS) maps tactics and techniques specific to AI systems. [...]

Published Friday, 24. July 2026 00:00 • 1 months ago

Percona Operator for MongoDB 1.23.0: ClusterSync Migration, Vector Search, and PVC Snapshot Backups ^{(from Percona Database Blog)}

pPercona Operator for MongoDB 1.23.0 makes the operator a place you move to, not just a place you start. A new ClusterSync component clones a live source and follows its change streams, so leaving a hosted service is a short cutover rather than a long outage. Alongside it, this release adds semantic vector search and … Continued/p pThe post Percona Operator for MongoDB 1.23.0: ClusterSync Mig [...]

Published Thursday, 23. July 2026 19:55 • 1 months ago

Amazon RDS for MySQL supports MySQL 9.7 in Amazon RDS Database Preview Environment ^{(from AWS What's New)}

pAmazon RDS for MySQL now supports version community MySQL 9.7 in the Amazon RDS Database Preview Environment, allowing you to evaluate the latest Release on Amazon RDS for MySQL. This preview environment provides a sandbox where you can test applications and explore new MySQL 9.7 capabilities before they become generally available.br br MySQL 9.7 is the latest Long-Term Support release f [...]

Published Thursday, 23. July 2026 18:05 • 1 months ago

The MySQL GUI Features Every Professional DBA Needs in 2026 ^{(from Webyog Blog)}

pChoosing a MySQL GUI is one of those decisions that looks simple from the outside — they all let you run queries and browse tables — but the right choice […]/p pThe post The MySQL GUI Features Every Professional DBA Needs in 2026 appeared first on Webyog./p [...]

Published Thursday, 23. July 2026 11:31 • 1 months ago

MariaDB GTID Info & Flashback Plugin ^{(from lefred's blog)}

Reversing Transactions Directly from the Binary Log Some ideas never completely disappear. They remain somewhere in your brain, waiting for the right opportunity—or the right API—to come back. For me, recovering rows from the binary log is one of those ideas. More than ten years ago, I started experimenting with a simple question: If row-based […] [...]

Published Thursday, 23. July 2026 05:49 • 1 months ago

What's new in Postgres 19 ^{(from PlanetScale Blog)}

`VACUUM` reclaims dead-tuple space but doesn't shrink a table. PostgreSQL 19 Beta 2 adds an in-core online rewrite with REPACK (CONCURRENTLY), and much more. [...]

Published Thursday, 23. July 2026 00:00 • 1 months ago

A first look at MySQL 26.7 Early Access ^{(from Ronald Bradford Blog)}

MySQL has dropped its newest release , categorized as “Early Access” and available at labs.mysql.com/ . While this post is not going to go into depth, I wanted to at least validate the management changes you verify between normal MySQL upgrades. [...]

Published Thursday, 23. July 2026 00:00 • 1 months ago

Why Agent Memory Needs a Database That Can Write Back ^{(from PingCAP Blog)}

pI’ve spent the last year helping enterprise teams put AI agents into real workflows: Fraud detection, infrastructure monitoring, customer intelligence. The conversations follow a predictable pattern. The first question is always about the model. Which LLM? Which orchestrator? The second question, about six weeks after go-live, is always about the data. Why is the agent […]/p pThe post [...]

Published Wednesday, 22. July 2026 20:08 • 1 months ago

Oracle’s July update fixes ten 10.0 vulnerabilities in Fusion Middleware ^{(from InfoWorld)}

pOracle’s July 2026 Critical Patch Update, its largest ever, contains 1,449 new security patches spanning 32 product families, from Oracle Database and E-Business Suite to PeopleSoft, GoldenGate, Java SE, and Fusion Middleware./p pFusion Middleware was particularly hard hit, with new security patches for 355 security vulnerabilities, 219 of them remotely exploitable withou [...]

Published Wednesday, 22. July 2026 18:18 • 1 months ago

PostgreSQL Point-in-Time Recovery with Oops-Queries ^{(from Shinguz's Blog)}

pWhile working on the topic “PostgreSQL for Dolphins and Sea Lions,” I discovered that in the PostgreSQL universe, the topic of point-in-time recovery tends to be sidestepped when it comes to specific statements or transactions. And when examples are provided, they primarily focus on DDL statements rather than DML statements./p blockquote pIf you want to recover to some previous point in time (say, [...]

Published Wednesday, 22. July 2026 15:26 • 1 months ago

How to Migrate from MySQL Galera Cluster to Percona XtraDB Cluster ^{(from Percona Database Blog)}

pOn December 1, 2025, MariaDB announced that MySQL Galera Cluster will reach end of life on September 30, 2026. After that date, the MySQL build of Galera stops receiving maintenance and binary releases, and all new clustering features land only in MariaDB Galera Cluster. MariaDB’s recommended path is an in-place migration onto their own server. … Continued/p pThe post How to Migrate fr [...]

Published Wednesday, 22. July 2026 09:56 • 1 months ago

Deploying the MariaDB Privacy-First Stack Anywhere with Terraform ^{(from MariaDB Foundation Blog)}

pIn my previous post, I introduced the MariaDB Privacy-First Stack.br Nextcloud for collaboration, Passbolt for passwords and secrets, and MariaDB Server for the data. … /p pContinue reading \"Deploying the MariaDB Privacy-First Stack Anywhere with Terraform\"/p pDeploying the MariaDB Privacy-First Stack Anywhere with Terraform appeared first on MariaDB.org/p [...]

Published Wednesday, 22. July 2026 09:07 • 1 months ago

"Why Didn't Our Database Fail Over?" - When NOT Failing Over Is the Right Answer ^{(from Continuent Blog)}

Technical explanation of why a high availability cluster may intentionally avoid failover, exploring quorum, replication state, cluster decision-making, and the safeguards that protect data integrity during failures. [...]

Published Wednesday, 22. July 2026 08:20 • 1 months ago

MySQL 9.7 Community Edition: Smarter Join Planning with the Hypergraph Optimizer ^{(from The Oracle MySQL Blog)}

With the release of MySQL 9.7 Community Edition, the Hypergraph Optimizer is now available to everyone. This is a significant addition to MySQL and one that has generated a lot of excitement in the MySQL community. The promise is simple: better execution plans for complex queries, especially those with many joins. Like most new features, […] [...]

Published Wednesday, 22. July 2026 06:00 • 1 months ago

Where is the technology breakdown? Can AI help? ^{(from Ronald Bradford Blog)}

On a major financial institution website I was asked to complete a contact form. This organization has millions of existing customers. This is not a startup, yet the quality of work is something a junior developer would fail at an interview if they provided the answer. [...]

Published Wednesday, 22. July 2026 00:00 • 1 months ago

AI-powered incident analysis for Amazon RDS using automated forensic artifacts ^{(from AWS Database Blog)}

In this post, we demonstrate a serverless approach to continuous forensic artifact collection for Amazon RDS and Amazon Aurora databases. By capturing point-in-time snapshots of database internals on a cadence and storing them in Amazon S3, you create a time-series record that AI tools can analyze in seconds. This turns what was hours of manual investigation into an instant conversation. [...]

Published Tuesday, 21. July 2026 17:02 • 1 months ago

OCI Cache and MySQL HeatWave: Better Together for High-Performance Applications ^{(from MySQL expert Diary)}

pModern applications are expected to deliver instant responses while processing increasingly large volumes of data. Achieving this level of performance isn’t simply a matter of making the database faster.It requires placing the right workload on the right layer of the architecture. Some operations require ultra-fast repeated reads, others demand transactional consistency, while analytical que [...]

Published Tuesday, 21. July 2026 12:14 • 1 months ago

From PostgreSQL 12 to MariaDB 11: A Gradual Fintech Migration with 23% Lower TCO ^{(from MariaDB Foundation Blog)}

pDatabase migrations are rarely only about replacing one database server with another.br In real production systems, especially in fintech, a migration is usually about reducing risk, keeping the application online, improving scalability, and giving teams more room to evolve the architecture without freezing product development. … /p pContinue reading \"From PostgreSQL 12 to MariaDB 11: A Gra [...]

Published Tuesday, 21. July 2026 09:13 • 1 months ago

Commit Optimization for Large MySQL Transactions ^{(from Libing Song's Blog)}

This article is also available in Chinese: 中文版. Browse all English articles. If you use and operate MySQL, you’ve surely run into a strange slow query like this: An INSERT that’s normally instant took 1.3s, and the slow-query log shows no long lock wait. Every statement in a multi-statement transaction had already finished, yet the COMMIT alone took 1.3s. When... [...]

Published Wednesday, 15. July 2026 02:00 • 2 months ago | Updated Tuesday, 21. July 2026 05:09 • 1 months ago

Binlog Transmission Optimization for Large MySQL Transactions ^{(from Libing Song's Blog)}

This article is also available in Chinese: 中文版. Browse all English articles. Large transactions are a notorious problem in MySQL: they cause not only replication lag but also stability problems. A previous article, MySQL Large Transaction Commit Optimization, covered the problems a large transaction causes at commit time and the optimizations we made in AliSQL. This article looks at the... [...]

Published Thursday, 16. July 2026 02:00 • 2 months ago | Updated Tuesday, 21. July 2026 04:42 • 1 months ago

MySQL Community Edition Vulnerability Advisory: July 2026 ^{(from One-Time MySQL Community/Ecosystem Posts)}

This page provides a view of the vulnerabilities addressed in MySQL Community Edition in the July 2026 Oracle MySQL Critical Security Patch Update. For this page, “MySQL Community Edition” means Community-distributed MySQL products. Only rows that map to Community-distributed components are included here. [...]

Published Tuesday, 21. July 2026 00:00 • 1 months ago

Why My Mac Was Not Using Post-Quantum SSH With GitHub (And How I Fixed It) ^{(from Ronald Bradford Blog)}

In my previous post I made the case that the only post-quantum protection that counts is the algorithm your connection actually negotiates. This post is what happened when I checked my own laptop. [...]

Published Tuesday, 21. July 2026 00:00 • 1 months ago

ACID at Scale: Where ORMs and MySQL Disagree ^{(from PingCAP Blog)}

pIf you have ever watched an ORM-heavy application meet a sharded MySQL backend, you know the moment I mean. The code looks right. The tests pass. Then production traffic arrives, and you start seeing the impossible: An order without its line items, a user whose profile says one thing and whose billing record says another, […]/p pThe post ACID at Scale: Where ORMs and MySQL Disagree appeared [...]

Published Monday, 20. July 2026 20:53 • 1 months ago

MySQL on OKE: Database Operations as Kubernetes State ^{(from The Oracle MySQL Blog)}

MySQL is one of the databases developers trust most when an application needs a proven, familiar, open source relational engine. Kubernetes has become the orchestration layer teams rely on to run and scale modern workloads. Put them together, and the question gets interesting: how do you run MySQL with the same declarative, repeatable operating model […] [...]

Published Monday, 20. July 2026 14:26 • 1 months ago

OurSQL Foundation Gives MySQL Community an Independent Voice ^{(from LinuxInsider)}

♦A new nonprofit aims to strengthen MySQL's future by giving users and developers a stronger voice while Oracle retains ownership and development control. The post OurSQL Foundation Gives MySQL Community an Independent Voice appeared first on LinuxInsider. [...]

Published Monday, 20. July 2026 14:00 • 1 months ago

Optimizing Replication Lag for Large Transactions and DDL in MySQL ^{(from Libing Song's Blog)}

This article is also available in Chinese: 中文版. Browse all English articles. Since MySQL 5.6, the MySQL replication team has been working to reduce replication lag. The first step was schema-level parallel application of the binlog, but schema-level parallelism only helps when writes are spread across many databases; in the common case, where most write traffic hits a single database,... [...]

Published Friday, 17. July 2026 09:30 • 2 months ago | Updated Monday, 20. July 2026 12:43 • 1 months ago

MariaDB 13.1 Feature in Focus: Validate Your Configuration Before Starting the Server ^{(from lefred's blog)}

Have you ever modified a MariaDB configuration file, restarted the service, and immediately regretted it? You wanted to change: but accidentally wrote: One missing letter. That is enough to turn a perfectly healthy database server into a service that refuses to start. And of course, this kind of mistake never happens during a quiet maintenance […] [...]

Published Monday, 20. July 2026 11:04 • 1 months ago

MariaDB 13.1 Feature in Focus: Validate Your Configuration Before Starting the Server ^{(from MariaDB Foundation Blog)}

pHave you ever modified a MariaDB configuration file, restarted the service, and immediately regretted it?br You wanted to change:br but accidentally wrote:br One missing letter.br That is enough to turn a perfectly healthy database server into a service that refuses to start. … /p pContinue reading \"MariaDB 13.1 Feature in Focus: Validate Your Configuration Before Starting the Server\"/p pM [...]

Published Monday, 20. July 2026 10:54 • 1 months ago

Planet for the MySQL Community

A blog / news aggregator (Planet) for the MySQL Community / Ecosystem

Tuesday, 01. September 2026

MariaDB 12.3 InnoDB-Accelerated Binary Logging: Delivering 1.50x Higher Throughput (from MariaDB Corporation Blog)

VMware Explore: Broadcom touts faster "metal to model”, partnerships, hardened container images (from The Stack)

MariaDB Foundation Newsletter – September 2026 (from MariaDB Foundation Blog)

Remote DBA Services for Online Gaming Platforms 2026 (from Mydbops Blog)

Java and MySQL Connectivity Using JDBC (from Code For Geek)

Recovering PostgreSQL Data When Blocks Are Corrupted (from Shinguz's Blog)

What is a Neki router? (from PlanetScale Blog)

Announcing ProxySQL.Cloud (from ProxySQL Blog)

Monday, 31. August 2026

Managed Database Services for SaaS Startups: 2026 Guide (from Mydbops Blog)

How I Built a SQL Diagnostic Tool That Works Without Touching Your Database (from DZone)

MariaDB at Percona Live Amsterdam 2026: Ecosystem, Plugins, Security, and Community (from MariaDB Foundation Blog)

MariaDB Server – See What Changed Between Versions (from lefred's blog)

Install MySQL on macOS with Homebrew (from Code For Geek)

How one connection kills a database (from PlanetScale Blog)

Sunday, 30. August 2026

My take on PyCon Australia 2026 (from Ronald Bradford Blog)

Saturday, 29. August 2026

Connect Deno to MySQL with mysql2 (from Code For Geek)

Friday, 28. August 2026

MySQL Release Models: LTS, Innovation, and Single Release (from The Oracle MySQL Blog)

Prisma ORM with TiDB: The Serverless Setup Guide for AI Apps (from PingCAP Blog)

Amazon Aurora MySQL 3.13 (compatible with MySQL 8.0.45) is generally available (from AWS What's New)

DBeaver as a MySQL Workbench Replacement : Performance Queries (from Dave's MySQL Stuff)

MONyog vs Datadog (from Webyog Blog)

Build a Deno API Server with MySQL (from Code For Geek)

Implementing Type Contracts via Mutually Referencing Type Parameters (from DoltHub Blog)

Thursday, 27. August 2026

MySQL 26.7 – Thank you for your contributions! (from The Oracle MySQL Blog)

IPv6-ready applications with MySQL HeatWave on OCI (from The Oracle MySQL Blog)

Performance Progression of Percona Server for MySQL 8.4 (from Percona Database Blog)

Will AI agents replace database IDEs? The future of database development (from Devart MySQL Tool Blog)

Wednesday, 26. August 2026

MySQL CPU and CSPU Versioning for More Frequent Security Updates (from The Oracle MySQL Blog)

Managed Database Services for Martech Platforms (2026) (from Mydbops Blog)

Announcing VillageSQL Server 0.0.6 (from VillageSQL)

DuckDB Speed on MySQL with dbtrail, Without a New Storage Engine (from Percona Community Blog)

Postgres + ClickHouse Architectural Patterns (from Severalnines Blog)

Tuesday, 25. August 2026

Where can you find MySQL from August through October 2026? (from The Oracle MySQL Blog)

MariaDB Server 12.3, 11.8, 11.4 and 10.11 – Q3 2026 Maintenance Releases, and Goodbye 10.6 (from MariaDB Foundation Blog)

MariaDB Contribution Statistics, January-June 2026 (from MariaDB Foundation Blog)

MySQL Galera Cluster EOL: Your Practical Paths Forward (from Continuent Blog)

Problems with large tables in Postgres (from PlanetScale Blog)

Monday, 24. August 2026

MariaDB Community Server Q3 2026 maintenance releases (from MariaDB Corporation Blog)

Open Weight Models Are Chapter One. The Data Layer Is the Rest of the Book. (from PingCAP Blog)

Amazon RDS for MySQL now supports new minor version 8.4.11 (from AWS What's New)

The history of Postgres sharding (from PlanetScale Blog)

Saturday, 22. August 2026

MySQL 26.7 Moves the Thread Pool Plugin to Community Edition (from MinervaDB Blog)

Friday, 21. August 2026

MySQL Galera Cluster EOL: Your Decision Runway and What It Costs to Wait (from Continuent Blog)

Thursday, 20. August 2026

August 2026 MySQL Contributor Summit and Inaugural MySQL Steering Committee Members (from The Oracle MySQL Blog)

MySQL Connection Pooling: What It Is and Why Your Application Needs It (from Webyog Blog)

13 best practices for database development in Visual Studio 2026 (from Devart MySQL Tool Blog)

The curious case of timezone inconsistencies between PgBouncer and Patroni Cluster (from Percona Community Blog)

Introducing the Hosted Dolt REST API (from DoltHub Blog)

Wednesday, 19. August 2026

My Journey from Traditional Monolithic Architecture to Distributed SQL (from PingCAP Blog)

Aligning MySQL Extensions with Existing Component Services (from VillageSQL)

Security Advisory: Privileged ClickHouse access through the Grafana data source in PMM (from Percona Database Blog)

Postgres pioneer credits Oracle with helping his database take over the world (from The Register)

Stop guessing at gcache: inspect Galera/PXC write sets with gcache-inspector (from Percona Database Blog)

Tuesday, 18. August 2026

“If GitHub was stable, these alternatives would not be as interesting”: Cursor launches Origin as GitHub goes dark (from The New Stack)

DuckDB 2.0 coming this fall with client/server mode (from InfoWorld)

What a careful MySQL to MariaDB migration still misses (from MariaDB Corporation Blog)

Help Test the MySQL Upgrade Advisor: A Community Upgrade-Planning Wizard for MySQL Shell (from The Oracle MySQL Blog)

Seravo becomes a Silver Sponsor of MariaDB Foundation (from MariaDB Foundation Blog)

Village News: MySQL News + Events (18 August 2026) (from VillageSQL)

MariaDB 12.3 LTS Webinar: Performance, Scalability, High Availability & the AI-Native Database (from MinervaDB Blog)

MySQL Community Edition Vulnerability Advisory: August 2026 (from One-Time MySQL Community/Ecosystem Posts)

Poisoned Postgres connection pools (from PlanetScale Blog)

Fixing Old Software Bugs Without Thinking (from Ronald Bradford Blog)

Monday, 17. August 2026

MariaDB 12.3 InnoDB-Accelerated Binary Logging: Delivering 1.50x Higher Throughput ^{(from MariaDB Corporation Blog)}

VMware Explore: Broadcom touts faster "metal to model”, partnerships, hardened container images ^{(from The Stack)}

MariaDB Foundation Newsletter – September 2026 ^{(from MariaDB Foundation Blog)}

Remote DBA Services for Online Gaming Platforms 2026 ^{(from Mydbops Blog)}

Java and MySQL Connectivity Using JDBC ^{(from Code For Geek)}

Recovering PostgreSQL Data When Blocks Are Corrupted ^{(from Shinguz's Blog)}

What is a Neki router? ^{(from PlanetScale Blog)}

Announcing ProxySQL.Cloud ^{(from ProxySQL Blog)}

Managed Database Services for SaaS Startups: 2026 Guide ^{(from Mydbops Blog)}

How I Built a SQL Diagnostic Tool That Works Without Touching Your Database ^{(from DZone)}

MariaDB at Percona Live Amsterdam 2026: Ecosystem, Plugins, Security, and Community ^{(from MariaDB Foundation Blog)}

MariaDB Server – See What Changed Between Versions ^{(from lefred's blog)}

Install MySQL on macOS with Homebrew ^{(from Code For Geek)}

How one connection kills a database ^{(from PlanetScale Blog)}

My take on PyCon Australia 2026 ^{(from Ronald Bradford Blog)}

Connect Deno to MySQL with mysql2 ^{(from Code For Geek)}

MySQL Release Models: LTS, Innovation, and Single Release ^{(from The Oracle MySQL Blog)}

Prisma ORM with TiDB: The Serverless Setup Guide for AI Apps ^{(from PingCAP Blog)}

Amazon Aurora MySQL 3.13 (compatible with MySQL 8.0.45) is generally available ^{(from AWS What's New)}

DBeaver as a MySQL Workbench Replacement : Performance Queries ^{(from Dave's MySQL Stuff)}

MONyog vs Datadog ^{(from Webyog Blog)}

Build a Deno API Server with MySQL ^{(from Code For Geek)}

Implementing Type Contracts via Mutually Referencing Type Parameters ^{(from DoltHub Blog)}

MySQL 26.7 – Thank you for your contributions! ^{(from The Oracle MySQL Blog)}

IPv6-ready applications with MySQL HeatWave on OCI ^{(from The Oracle MySQL Blog)}

Performance Progression of Percona Server for MySQL 8.4 ^{(from Percona Database Blog)}

Will AI agents replace database IDEs? The future of database development ^{(from Devart MySQL Tool Blog)}

MySQL CPU and CSPU Versioning for More Frequent Security Updates ^{(from The Oracle MySQL Blog)}

Managed Database Services for Martech Platforms (2026) ^{(from Mydbops Blog)}

Announcing VillageSQL Server 0.0.6 ^{(from VillageSQL)}

DuckDB Speed on MySQL with dbtrail, Without a New Storage Engine ^{(from Percona Community Blog)}

Postgres + ClickHouse Architectural Patterns ^{(from Severalnines Blog)}

Where can you find MySQL from August through October 2026? ^{(from The Oracle MySQL Blog)}

MariaDB Server 12.3, 11.8, 11.4 and 10.11 – Q3 2026 Maintenance Releases, and Goodbye 10.6 ^{(from MariaDB Foundation Blog)}

MariaDB Contribution Statistics, January-June 2026 ^{(from MariaDB Foundation Blog)}

MySQL Galera Cluster EOL: Your Practical Paths Forward ^{(from Continuent Blog)}

Problems with large tables in Postgres ^{(from PlanetScale Blog)}

MariaDB Community Server Q3 2026 maintenance releases ^{(from MariaDB Corporation Blog)}

Open Weight Models Are Chapter One. The Data Layer Is the Rest of the Book. ^{(from PingCAP Blog)}

Amazon RDS for MySQL now supports new minor version 8.4.11 ^{(from AWS What's New)}

The history of Postgres sharding ^{(from PlanetScale Blog)}

MySQL 26.7 Moves the Thread Pool Plugin to Community Edition ^{(from MinervaDB Blog)}

MySQL Galera Cluster EOL: Your Decision Runway and What It Costs to Wait ^{(from Continuent Blog)}

August 2026 MySQL Contributor Summit and Inaugural MySQL Steering Committee Members ^{(from The Oracle MySQL Blog)}

MySQL Connection Pooling: What It Is and Why Your Application Needs It ^{(from Webyog Blog)}

13 best practices for database development in Visual Studio 2026 ^{(from Devart MySQL Tool Blog)}

The curious case of timezone inconsistencies between PgBouncer and Patroni Cluster ^{(from Percona Community Blog)}

Introducing the Hosted Dolt REST API ^{(from DoltHub Blog)}

My Journey from Traditional Monolithic Architecture to Distributed SQL ^{(from PingCAP Blog)}

Aligning MySQL Extensions with Existing Component Services ^{(from VillageSQL)}

Security Advisory: Privileged ClickHouse access through the Grafana data source in PMM ^{(from Percona Database Blog)}

Postgres pioneer credits Oracle with helping his database take over the world ^{(from The Register)}

Stop guessing at gcache: inspect Galera/PXC write sets with gcache-inspector ^{(from Percona Database Blog)}

“If GitHub was stable, these alternatives would not be as interesting”: Cursor launches Origin as GitHub goes dark ^{(from The New Stack)}

DuckDB 2.0 coming this fall with client/server mode ^{(from InfoWorld)}

What a careful MySQL to MariaDB migration still misses ^{(from MariaDB Corporation Blog)}

Help Test the MySQL Upgrade Advisor: A Community Upgrade-Planning Wizard for MySQL Shell ^{(from The Oracle MySQL Blog)}

Seravo becomes a Silver Sponsor of MariaDB Foundation ^{(from MariaDB Foundation Blog)}

Village News: MySQL News + Events (18 August 2026) ^{(from VillageSQL)}

MariaDB 12.3 LTS Webinar: Performance, Scalability, High Availability & the AI-Native Database ^{(from MinervaDB Blog)}

MySQL Community Edition Vulnerability Advisory: August 2026 ^{(from One-Time MySQL Community/Ecosystem Posts)}

Poisoned Postgres connection pools ^{(from PlanetScale Blog)}

Fixing Old Software Bugs Without Thinking ^{(from Ronald Bradford Blog)}

Percona University Comes to Uruguay ^{(from Percona Database Blog)}

MariaDB High Availability: Maximum Availability Solutions in MariaDB 12.3 LTS ^{(from MinervaDB Blog)}

What is a data topology? ^{(from PlanetScale Blog)}

Curating DuckDB Datasets Leveraging AI ^{(from Ronald Bradford Blog)}

Extending MariaDB with Native Aggregate Plugins: Laying the Groundwork for HyperLogLog ^{(from MariaDB Foundation Blog)}

Why INSERT IGNORE should not be used ^{(from Ronald Bradford Blog)}

What Constitutes Clean Data? ^{(from Ronald Bradford Blog)}

MariaDB InnoDB Disk Space & Fragmentation ^{(from lefred's blog)}

MariaDB Foundation Advances TAF with HammerDB 6.0 and xt_reservoir Integration ^{(from MariaDB Foundation Blog)}

More Control, More Visibility: Deferred Maintenance & Events in MySQL HeatWave ^{(from The Oracle MySQL Blog)}

What's New With Golang Generics ^{(from DoltHub Blog)}

Curated MySQL Data Sets for Realistic Testing ^{(from Ronald Bradford Blog)}

MariaDB Community Server 10.6.28 now available ^{(from MariaDB Corporation Blog)}

More to Explore: What’s New on Planet MySQL ^{(from The Oracle MySQL Blog)}

Replicating from InnoDB into a DuckDB storage engine ^{(from Percona Database Blog)}

MySQL Database Security: A 12-PointChecklist for 2026 ^{(from Webyog Blog)}

MariaDB 13.1 Feature in Focus: JSON Operators and JSON_TABLE Improvements ^{(from lefred's blog)}