Dear MySQL users,

MySQL Connector/ODBC 8.0.11 is the first GA version of the MySQL Connector/ODBC 8.0 series, the ODBC driver for the MySQL database management system.

The available downloads include both a Unicode driver and an ANSI driver based on the same modern codebase. Please select the driver type you need based on the type of your application – Unicode or ANSI. Server-side prepared statements are enabled by default. It is suitable for use with any MySQL server version from 5.5.

This release of the MySQL ODBC driver is conforming to the ODBC 3.8 specification. It contains implementations of key 3.8 features, including self-identification as a ODBC 3.8 driver, streaming of output parameters (supported for binary types only), and support of the SQL_ATTR_RESET_CONNECTION connection attribute (for the Unicode driver only).

Also, Connector/ODBC 8.0 has a GTK+-based setup library providing a GUI DSN setup …

Dear MySQL users,

The MySQL developer tools team announces 8.0.11 as our release candidate (RC) for MySQL Workbench 8.0.

For the full list of changes in this revision, visit
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/workbench/en/changes-8-0.html

For discussion, join the MySQL Workbench Forums:
http://forums.mysql.com/index.php?152

The release is now available in source and binary form for a number ofplatforms from our download pages at:

http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/tools/workbench/

Enjoy!

Dear MySQL users,

MySQL Connector/J Version 8.0.11 is the first General Availability
release of the 8.0 series of MySQL Connector/J. It is suitable for use
with MySQL Server versions 8.0, 5.7, 5.6, and 5.5. It supports the
Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) 4.2 API, and implements the X DevAPI.

This release includes the following new features and changes, also
described in more detail on

https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/connector-j/8.0/en/news-8-0-11.html

As always, we recommend that you check the “CHANGES” file in the download
archive to be aware of changes in behavior that might affect your application.

To download MySQL Connector/J 8.0.11 GA, see the “Generally Available (GA)
Releases” tab at …

In this blog I’ll explain the big wins that come with the MySQL Document Store in the MySQL 8.0 GA.

Basically

SQL + NOSQL
= Winning Combination
= Relational + Document Store + Hybrid
= Big Win For Devs
= Big Win for DBAs
= Big Win for Data Analysts
= Big Win for LOB owners

First, let’s start by considering some modern software facts

• Move faster, change rapidly
• Time to market is critical
• Rapid prototyping, iterate fast and frequently
• Relational Models ask for schema up front
• Potentially saving time later
• Less variation, less code for edge cases
• Easy to run in-depth analytics
• Document Models do not ask for a schema
• Saves time up front
• Often adds operational costs in the long term
• Getting Analytics from the data can be way more work
…

We proudly announce General Availability of MySQL 8.0. Download now! MySQL 8.0 is an extremely exciting new version of the world’s most popular open source database with improvements across the board. Some key enhancements include:

1. SQL Window functions, Common Table Expressions, NOWAIT and SKIP LOCKED, Descending Indexes, Grouping, Regular Expressions, Character Sets, Cost Model, and Histograms.

…

MySQL adds NoSQL and many new enhancements to the world’s most popular open source database:

1. NoSQL Document Store gives developers the flexibility of developing traditional SQL relational applications and NoSQL, schema-free document database applications.  This eliminates the need for a separate NoSQL document database. 
2. SQL Window functions, Common Table Expressions, NOWAIT and SKIP LOCKED, Descending Indexes, Grouping, Regular Expressions, Character Sets, Cost Model, and Histograms.
3. JSON Extended syntax, new functions, improved sorting, and partial updates. With JSON table functions you can use the SQL machinery for JSON data.
4. GIS Geography support. Spatial Reference Systems (SRS), as well as SRS aware spatial datatypes,  spatial indexes,  and spatial …

MySQL Connector/Node.js is a new Node.js driver for use with the X DevAPI. This release, v8.0.11, is the first general availability release of the MySQL Connector/Node.js 8.0 series.

The X DevAPI enables application developers to write code that combines the strengths of the relational and document models using a modern, NoSQL-like syntax that does not assume previous experience writing traditional SQL.

MySQL Connector/Node.js can be downloaded through npm (see https://www.npmjs.com/package/@mysql/xdevapi for details) or from https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/nodejs/.

To learn more about how to write applications using the X DevAPI, see http://dev.mysql.com/doc/x-devapi-userguide/en/. …

Dear MySQL users,

MySQL Router 8.0.11 is the first GA release for MySQL Router 8.0 series.

The MySQL Router is a new building block for high availability solutions
based on MySQL InnoDB clusters.

By taking advantage of the new Group Replication technology, and
combined with the MySQL Shell, InnoDB clusters provide an integrated
solution for high availability and scalability for InnoDB based MySQL
databases, that does not require advanced MySQL expertise.

The deployment of applications with high availability requirements is
greatly simplified by MySQL Router. MySQL client connections are
transparently routed to online members of a InnoDB cluster, with MySQL
server outages and cluster reconfigurations being automatically handled
by the Router.

To download MySQL Router 8.0.11, see the “Generally Available (GA)
Releases” tab at …

Continuent are pleased to announce that the new 5.3.1 release is now available for all our customers.

This is a key bug fix and feature release, the key component of which is the final piece of the support for extracting data types from MySQL 5.7 with the Geometry data type.

Key improvements within Tungsten Clustering:

• Full Support for MySQL data types with the addition of Geometry datatype
• Fixed an issue where large memory dumps could be collected during a failure
• Fixed some issues to ensure compatibility with upcoming products

Key improvements within Tungsten Replicator:

• Full Support for MySQL data types with the addition of Geometry datatype

It’s important to note that due to the addition of support for the geometry datatype, THL written with Geometry data will no longer be readable by …