Thank you to the MySQL Community, on behalf of the MySQL team @ Oracle. Your bug reports, testcases and patches have helped create a better MySQL 5.6.22.

In particular:

• Thank you to Ramesh Sivaraman for reporting that setting the innodb_limit_optimistic_insert_debug debug configuration option to 1 caused an infinite B-tree page split. Ramesh also provided a minimal testcase to reproduce. Bug #74605.
• Thank you to Jeremy Cole for reporting that InnoDB pages with a checksum value of zero were incorrectly treated as empty pages. Bug #73689.
• Thank you to Zhai Weixiang for reporting that the MySQL server would fail to shutdown when started with innodb-force-recovery = 6. Bug #73341.
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Percona is glad to announce the release of Percona XtraBackup 2.2.7 on December 10, 2014. Downloads are available from our download site or Percona Software Repositories.

Percona XtraBackup enables MySQL backups without blocking user queries, making it ideal for companies with large data sets and mission-critical applications that cannot tolerate long periods of downtime. Offered free as an open source solution, Percona XtraBackup drives down backup costs while providing unique features for MySQL backups.

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Download MariaDB 10.1.2

Release Notes Changelog What is MariaDB 10.1?

MariaDB APT and YUM Repository Configuration Generator

The MariaDB project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of MariaDB 10.1.2. This is an Alpha release.

Don’t use alpha releases on production systems!

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On behalf of the OpenStack Live Conference Committee, I am excited to announce the sneak peek schedule for the inaugural OpenStack Live 2015 Conference! This new annual conference, running in parallel with the already established Percona Live MySQL Conference and Expo, will feature one day of tutorials followed by a full day of breakout sessions April 13-14, in Santa Clara, Calif.

Though the entire conference schedule won’t be finalized until early January, this initial list of talks is sure to spark interest! So without further ado, here is he OpenStack Live 2015 SNEAK PEEK SCHEDULE!

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Enterprise software has a tough task: deliver compelling features and functions while meeting production grade service levels. Our job is to bring you the innovations of MariaDB packaged in a form that inspires confidence. Thats what MariaDB Enterprise is all about, and we’re excited to bring you a new edition of our flagship product.

Challenge

Open source is a powerful innovation driver. Case in point: MariaDB, a superior implementation of the world’s most widely adopted database technology. But what to do when you are trying to create something new, and need a database that can step up? MariaDB Enterprise is our advanced distribution of MariaDB that adds just what you need for the most challenging projects. To MariaDB itself, we add:

• Curated binaries, hardened and tested for stability.
• New supported platforms to cost-effectively scale.
• Easy …

Upscene releases Database Workbench 5.0.6

Upscene Productions is proud to announce a new release of the popular multi-DBMS development tool:
" Database Workbench 5 "

Version 5.0.6 fixes a few issues with MySQL and introduces new functionality for Firebird 3.

Version 5 added numerous improvements to existing tools and the new, more consistent user interface is better than ever and works fine under Wine on Linux.

Database Workbench now comes in multiple editions with different pricing models, there's always a version that suits you!

"A few bugs popped up after the initial version 5 release, all minor issues but also a lack of documentation showing in the trial version. I'm proud of the team that thoroughly tested the version 5 release", says Martijn Tonies, founder of Upscene Productions. "The major …

We are glad to announce the new release of dbForge Studio for MySQL, v6.3.

We are glad to announce the new release of dbForge Studio for MySQL, v6.3.

Oracle's MySQL for Developers training teaches you everything you need to know about planning, designing and implementing applications on MySQL. In this 5-day instructor-led course you will get hands on experience using languages such as Java and PHP.

After taking the MySQL for Developers training you will be able to write programs that take advantage of the power and flexibility of MySQL. This course prepares you to pass the MySQL 5.6 …

Fact: MySQL is the most commonly used database in OpenStack deployments. Of course that includes a number of MySQL variants – standard MySQL by Oracle, MariaDB, Percona Server, MySQL Galera, Percona XtraDB Cluster, etc.

However, there are many misconceptions and myths around the pros and cons of these MySQL flavors. Join me and my friend Jay Pipes of Mirantis next Wednesday (Dec. 10) at 10 a.m. Pacific and we’ll dispel some of these myths and provide a clearer picture of the strengths and weaknesses of each of these flavors.

This free Percona webinar, titled “MySQL and OpenStack Deep Dive,” will also illuminate the pitfalls to avoid when …