With most, if not all of 2018 behind us (depending on when you are reading this post), there is no doubt that it was a fantastic year for open-source SQL databases.

PostgreSQL 11 and MySQL 8 were both released, providing both communities with plenty to 'talk about'. Truth be told, both vendors have introduced many significant changes and additions in their respective releases and deserve their praise and accolades.

I normally guest post about the former here on the Severalnines blog (Many thanks to a great organization!) but I also have an interest in the latter. With many blog posts on my own website (link in my bio section), mostly targeting MySQL version 5.7, it (MySQL) is always in my peripherals.

So what does MySQL 8 have that version 5.7 does not have? What are the improvements? Well, there are many. In fact, too many to …

I stopped freelancing on upwork in 2011. I used to be a part-time freelancer on upwork (previously known as oDesk) from 2008 to 2011 besides my full-time job. Since 2011, I have been developing my own Indie mobile apps which is a great success for me and in my career.

I am still earning very good passive income from my own portfolio apps, today I will discuss why I have started freelancing again.

1. Indie Developing

There is a saying:

If you walk alone you can go faster
If you walk in group you can go further

The MariaDB Foundation is pleased to announce the availability of MariaDB 10.2.20, the latest release in the MariaDB 10.2 series, as well as MariaDB Connector/C 3.0.8. Both are stable releases. See the release notes and changelogs for details. Download MariaDB 10.2.20 Release Notes Changelog What is MariaDB 10.2? MariaDB APT and YUM Repository Configuration Generator […]

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Percona has released Percona Server for MySQL 8.0 as Generally Available (GA). Our Percona Server for MySQL 8.0 software is the company’s free, enhanced, drop-in replacement for MySQL Community Edition. Percona Server for MySQL 8.0 includes all of the great features in MySQL Community Edition 8.0. It also includes enterprise-class features from Percona made available free and open source. Percona Server for MySQL is trusted by thousands of enterprises to meet their need for a mature, proven, cost-effective MySQL solution that delivers excellent performance and reliability.

Downloads are available on the Percona Website and in the Percona Software Repositories.

Features in Percona Server for MySQL 8.0

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Percona announces the GA release of Percona Server for MySQL 8.0.13-3 on December 21, 2018 (downloads are available here and from the Percona Software Repositories). This release merges changes of MySQL 8.0.13, including all the bug fixes in it. Percona Server for MySQL 8.0.13-3 is now the current GA release in the 8.0 series. All of Percona’s software is open-source and free.

Percona Server for MySQL 8.0 includes all the features available in MySQL 8.0 Community Edition in addition to enterprise-grade features developed by Percona. For a list of …

I wish you all the best for this end of 2018 and of course a nice start of 2019’s edition !

For the best possible start of 2019, I already invite you to these different events where I will have to honor to talk about MySQL:

• MySQL Innovation Day in Stockholm (Jan 23rd)
• pre-FOSDEM MySQL Day in Brussels (Feb 1st)
• FOSDEM MySQL, MariaDB & Friends Devroom (Feb 2nd)
• MySQL New York Meetup (Mar 5th)

Take some rest and see you soon again ! …

In the “State of the Open-Source DBMS Market, 2018”, Gartner predicts that by 2022, 70 percent of new in-house applications will be developed on an open-source database. And 50% of existing commercial databases will have converted. So, Oracle DBAs, get ready to start deploying and managing new open source databases - along with your legacy Oracle instances. Unless you’re already doing it.

So how does MySQL or MariaDB replication stack up against Oracle Data Guard? In this blog, we’ll compare the two …

MySQL Enterprise Monitor is the best way to monitor MySQL databases from a single to multiple instances on your network or in the cloud. Period. This, to me at least, is the core tool that comes with an Enterprise Subscription. You can use it to monitor the free Community Edition of the MySQL Server but you do need to purchase the subscription.

MEM monitors of MySQL instances (and their hosts), gives notification of potential issues or problems, and it will also provide advice on how to correct issues.

The MySQL Enterprise Monitor Agent monitors the MySQL server, including checking the server accessibility, configuration, obtains the server ID, and the environment to enable collecting more detailed information. In addition to the information accessible by accessing variable and configuration information within the server, other configuration parameters, such as the replication topology, are also collected from the …

The MariaDB Foundation is pleased to announce the availability of MariaDB 10.4.1, the first beta release in the MariaDB 10.4 series, as well as MariaDB Connector/Node.js 2.0.2, the first release candidate of the 100% JavaScript non-blocking MariaDB client for Node.js. See the release notes and changelogs for details. Download MariaDB 10.4.1 Release Notes Changelog What […]

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Let’s look at some of the most popular Percona Database Performance Blog posts in 2018.

The closing of a year lends itself to looking back. And making lists. With the Percona Database Performance Blog, Percona staff and leadership work hard to provide the open source community with insights, technical support, predictions and metrics around multiple open source database software technologies. We’ve had nearly 4 million visits to the blog in 2018: thank you! We look forward to providing you with even better articles, news and information in 2019.

As 2018 moves into 2019, let’s take a quick look back at some of the most popular posts on the blog this year.

Top 10 Most Read

These posts had the most number of views (working down from the highest):