Modern cloud databases need to offer flexibility in workload management, security and cross-region availability. To address these evolving demands, we have introduced new capabilities in HeatWave MySQL that improves operational efficiency and enables even more sophisticated deployment patterns.

This blog is the first of a two-part series that guides you through setting up and managing on-premises (External) MySQL DB systems in OCI, ensuring optimal performance and operational insights. In this part, we will cover the prerequisite steps before registering and managing External MySQL DB systems. To use Database Management features for External MySQL, […]

Take a look at the most convenient and user-friendly MySQL GUI tools (clients) that help you tackle a variety of database development, management, and administration tasks on macOS.

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This post was originally published in June 2020 and was updated in February 2025. While there is no magic bullet for MySQL performance tuning, there are a few areas that can be focused on upfront that can dramatically improve the performance of your MySQL installation. While much information has been published on this topic over […]

The Oracle HeatWave MySQL service offers users the flexibility to modify DB system shapes and configuration, enabling them to adapt to changing workloads and enhance performance.

In this blog post we'll share insights into the latest changes related to DB system shape and configuration changes, mostly focusing on the high availability and read replicas support.

OCI Database Management and OCI Ops Insights services deliver advanced capabilities to simplify the monitoring of External MySQL databases, offer detailed granular insights, and reduce the burden of managing infrastructure resources. Additionally, as a cloud-native, managed solution, these services eliminate the need to maintain the monitoring solution itself.

Explore how to connect it to a Linux-based MySQL server and read table data directly within SSMS with the help of ODBC driver.

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This article is focused on describing the latest performance benchmarking executed on the latest release of MySQL and Percona. 

In this set of tests I have used the machine described here.  

Assumptions

There are many ways to run tests, and we know that results may vary depending on how you play with many factors, like the environment or the MySQL server settings. However, if we compare several versions of the same product on the same platform, it is logical to assume that all the versions will have the same “chance” to behave well or badly unless we change the MySQL server settings. 

Because of this, I ran the tests changing only things in a consistent way, with the intent to give the same opportunity to each solution., with the clear assumption that if you release your product based …

In reply to John.

Hi again, looks like they’ve got a fix set for Router 8.4.5 (“Fixed as of the upcoming MySQL Router 8.4.5 and 9.3.0 releases“).

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The Oracle HeatWave MySQL service offers users the flexibility to modify DB system shapes and configuration, enabling them to adapt to changing workloads and enhance performance. In this blog post we’ll share insights into the latest changes related to DB system shape and configuration changes, mostly focusing on the high availability and read replicas support. […]