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The latest Episode of MySQL Shorts is now available! Check out Episode 54 on the MySQL YouTube Channel to learn perform a manual backup of a MySQL HeatWave instance in Oracle Cloud.

Episode #54 of MySQL Shorts is now available!

In this blog post, we will discuss how to validate at the operating system level the effects of changing the innodb_flush_method to variations other than the default (particularly for O_DIRECT which is most commonly used) and the use of innodb_use_fdatasync.IntroductionFirst, let’s define what the innodb_flush_method parameter does. It dictates how InnoDB manages the flushing of data […]

The momentum around Galera Manager development has been amazing. You report bugs or feature requests, and we fix them!

The major reason to release this was to ensure that Galera Manager would accept the new signing keys of Galera Cluster (key ID: 8DA84635).

One will now also note that gm-installer reports a new version: gm-installer version 1.12.0 (linux/amd64). And when you install it, Galera Manager itself is now at version 1.8.3. One of the major fixes is that Ubuntu 22.04 support for self-provided hosts is now exposed in the UI. This fixes …

Migrating data from MySQL to Oracle can be a wearisome task with a significant amount of manual effort. It can be streamlined with the assistance of two Devart products: dbForge Studio for Oracle and the ODBC driver for MySQL.

The post How to Migrate from MySQL to Oracle: A Comprehensive Guide appeared first on Devart Blog.

Primary keys are the set of columns that uniquely identify a single row in a table, and no two rows match the same key. Using primary keys helps create faster queries and permits you to perform targeted updates. Savvy database developers know that using primary keys is a common best practice, and many features require […]

This post introduces Generated Invisible Primary Keys (GIPKs) and how to enable them with MySQL HeatWave.

Oracle recently released MySQL 8.0.36 and MySQL 8.3, and this is a perusal of the release notes to determine what is new, what is in the seventy-three bugs fixed, and what has changed in the three months since the last releases. Comments in italics are my own and do not reflect the view of anyone […]

MySQL Server 8.3.0 and 8.0.36 are now available for download, and in the MySQL HeatWave Service. These are the latest General Availability (GA) releases as of January 16, 2024. MySQL Server 8.3.0 GA, an innovation release includes:   MySQL Server 8.0.36 GA release includes:   Both 8.0.36 and 8.3.0 releases come with full production support.    What’s new […]