Right now, you’re probably hoping someone else will deal with this MySQL 8.0 end-of-life situation. Maybe your team can squeeze another few months out of it. Maybe Oracle will extend support. Maybe it won’t be as bad as everyone says. We get it.  You’ve got enough things going on without adding “major database upgrade” to […]

By Ayten Abdelrazek  –  September 10, 2025 “AI is moving fast. The real edge? Using your data, your tools, your way.” — Heather VanCura, Oracle, TechCrunch 2025  At TechCrunch 2025, Oracle took the stage with a clear message: AI doesn’t have to be complicated, and you shouldn’t need to duct-tape half a dozen services together […]

Today’s developers strive for agility without sacrificing security or performance, especially when building data-driven apps and AI solutions. That’s why we’re excited to introduce the MySQL HeatWave REST Service (MRS), a fully managed, integrated solution that lets you create RESTful API endpoints instantly, directly from your MySQL HeatWave databases. There’s no need for backend coding, middleware, or third-party frameworks […]

How to use MySQL HeatWave’s vector store as a knowledge base when using OCI’s Generative AI Agent Service

MySQL HeatWave is the only fully managed MySQL database service that combines transactions, analytics, machine learning, and GenAI services, without ETL duplication. It also includes MySQL HeatWave Lakehouse, allowing users to query data stored in object storage, MySQL databases, or a combination of both. Users can deploy MySQL HeatWave–powered apps on a choice of public […]

Announcing the release of a new Natural Language to SQL (NL2SQL) feature for MySQL HeatWave. This innovative capability enables users to easily convert questions expressed in natural language into SQL queries, simplifying data analysis and accelerating insights.

An overview of the support for JSON Relational Duality Views introduced in version 9.4 and made available in the MySQL HeatWave managed cloud service and elsewhere.

This post discusses log anomaly detection; key use cases and the challenges faced in identifying anomalies within log data.

How do you know if your backup is truly reliable? The last thing you want is to discover your data is corrupted during a critical restore or during a migration. While MyDumper is a powerful tool for logical backups, its -M option takes backup integrity to the next level by creating checksums. This often-overlooked feature […]

MySQL HeatWave is the only fully managed MySQL database service that combines transactions, analytics, machine learning, and GenAI services, without ETL duplication. It also includes MySQL HeatWave Lakehouse, allowing users to query data stored in object storage, MySQL databases, or a combination of both. Users can deploy MySQL HeatWave–powered apps on a choice of public clouds: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Microsoft […]