This blog is the second part of our two-part series on setting up and managing on-premises (External) MySQL DB systems in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). In the first part, we covered the prerequisite steps required before registering and managing External MySQL DB systems. In this blog, we will walk you through the registration process, fleet monitoring, key metrics, alarms and […]

MySQL has been evolving rapidly, and with the recent release of MySQL 8.4, there’s a lot to unpack. While MySQL 8.4 is officially dubbed a Long-Term Support (LTS) release, many features introduced between 8.0 and 8.4 have now matured into defaults or become deprecated/removed. This blog provides a comprehensive, side-by-side comparison of the key differences […]

Introduction Oracle HeatWave MySQL is a fully managed database service, and the cloud service built on MySQL Enterprise Edition, with advanced security features for encryption, data masking, authentication, and a database firewall. HeatWave improves MySQL query performance by orders of magnitude and enables you to get real-time analytics on your transactional data in MySQL—without the […]

This blog outlines how to set up Oracle Heatwave MySQL disaster recovery copy for the production database using the OCI Console level full backup, copying the backup to another region, building the disaster recovery database from the primary backup and setting up the in-bound replication channel from primary to disaster recovery database.

In Percona Server for MySQL 8.0.41 / 8.4.4, we significantly re-designed the Data Masking Component. In particular, we made the following changes: Changed the user on behalf of whom we execute internal queries for dictionary operations. Introduced an in-memory dictionary term cache that allows significant speed-up of dictionary operations. Introduced masking_dictionaries_flush() User Defined Function. Introduced […]

If you are testing MySQL with sysbench, here is a RPM version for Fedora 31 and OL 8 & 9 linked with the last libmysql (libmysqlclient.so.24) from MySQL 9.3. This version of sysbench is from the latest master branch in GitHub. I used version 1.1, but this is to make a differentiation with the code […]

Here we go with another update of ODBC, our reliable and high-performance tools for connecting to popular databases and cloud services from ODBC-compatible tools. This release features enhanced performance, essential new options, expanded capabilities, and much more.

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This blog is dedicated to MySQL data archiving; we’ll break down from the basics of what data archival is, why it matters, best practices and scenarios. We will also see…

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This article explains the version support policy for HeatWave MySQL, covering lifecycle management aspects such as version availability, updates, and end-of-support timelines. Understanding this policy helps customers keep their applications secure, optimized, and up to date with the latest MySQL advancements while ensuring smooth transitions between versions. MySQL 8.0 will reach End-Of-Life (EOL) in April 2026. […]

MySQL 8.0 will reach End-Of-Life (EOL) in April 2026. This means that HeatWave MySQL will no longer provide support or updates for MySQL 8.0 after this date. Customers should upgrade to newer supported version of HeatWave MySQL 8.4 LTS much ahead of the April 2026 deadline. This announcement is to provide customers with sufficient time to migrate their DB systems from 8.0 to the latest LTS release track. This article is exclusive to the cloud service version (HeatWave MySQL).