In the world of database management, MySQL HeatWave offers powerful in-memory analytics capabilities that can supercharge your OLTP queries. But what happens when you introduce views into the mix? A common question I get is: “If I create a view in MySQL, does this view run against the data stored in the tables in HeatWave […]

MySQL observability is essential in modern enterprises, whether you run a few critical databases or operate at massive scale. With the right real‑time monitoring, teams reduce MTTD/MTTR, avoid cascading failures, and continuously track workload health—CPU, memory, I/O, buffer pool efficiency, session contention, transaction/replication lag, error rates, and query latency. This Grafana monitoring template helps teams […]

On March 23, 2026, the MySQL Community Team hosted our second public discussion focused on shaping a new era of MySQL community engagement. With over 50 attendees participating, the session brought together members of the MySQL ecosystem to share feedback, discuss priorities, and help guide future efforts. Building on our earlier session, this webinar continued […]

We're excited to announce that PlanetScale is participating as a co-design and launch partner for Stripe Projects, a new developer preview from Stripe that centralizes dev tool provisioning and billing in one place.

What is Stripe Projects?

Stripe Projects is a new way for developers and coding agents to discover, provision, and pay for developer tools all from the Stripe CLI. Instead of jumping between dashboards, entering payment info, and copying credentials across services, everything lives in one centralized workflow.

This fragmented developer workflow has always existed, but AI agents have made the gap much more obvious. The ecosystem has been missing a standard way for provisioning and credential handoff to work reliably across …

Practical guide to reducing MySQL data bloat through three archiving approaches: controlled deletes, partitioning, and replication-based offloading, with trade-offs and operational considerations.Tags: archivingpartitioningperformance

Last week, we published MySQL Early Access Release builds available for community testing and feedback ahead of the upcoming stable releases. Early Access builds are ideal for developers and DBAs who want to validate compatibility, behavior, and performance in non-production environments—and help us catch regressions early or identify areas where the documentation could be clearer. We […]

If you find yourself getting confused or going blank while working on SQL questions, we have found 10 simple steps/methods to solve SQL problems with ease. In our previous tutorials in this SQL series, we have already covered: 150+ SQL Commands Explained With Examples to help you understand every major SQL command100 SQL MCQ Tests […]

FromDual has the pleasure to announce the release of the new version 3.0.0 of its popular MariaDB, MySQL and PostgreSQL multi-instance environment MyEnv.

The new MyEnv can be downloaded here. How to install MyEnv is described in the MyEnv Installation Guide.

In the inconceivable case that you find a bug in the MyEnv please report it to us by sending an email.

Any feedback, statements and testimonials are welcome as well! Please send them to us.

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More MySQL Worklogs and MySQL Developer Guide published As we ramp up to the MySQL Community Edition release in April, and as part of your our updated community engagement approach (see: A New Era of MySQL Community Engagement), we are announcing more MySQL worklogs, a MySQL Developer Guide and a reminder to please provide feedback […]

As a follow-up to our previous blog post, “Where can you find MySQL during January to April 2026” (published at the end of January 2026), we would like to share an update. With the dynamic nature of event planning, we have slightly adjusted our plans—both for in-person conferences and for online sessions—so you always have […]