The latest from the MySQL community

This blog was originally published in April 2023, and we thought it was time for an update. The objective remains the same: since nearly all cloud providers offer a MySQL-based cloud service, who provides the best value?   Comparing MySQL cloud services   To answer that question, we compared the cost of the following services: […]

This blog shows how HeatWave MySQL delivers substantially more value than the MySQL cloud services offered by AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure. Furthermore, not only can you power your OLTP applications using HeatWave MySQL but you also get built-in lakehouse-scale analytics, generative AI, and machine learning at no additional cost

Introduction In this article, I’m going to explain you should use compact table columns when designing your database schema. By using compact table columns, you can cache more table records and index entries and, therefore, speed up your SQL queries. Database caching As I explained in this article, relational database systems cache the pages that are loaded from the disk in the Buffer Pool (e.g., shared buffers in PostgreSQL) so that the next time the same page is requested by an SQL query execution, the page will be served from the memory... Read More

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The 2024 JetBrains Developer Ecosystem Report reaffirms what millions of developers already know: MySQL is the #1 database. According to the report, “MySQL continues to be the most widely used database, favored by developers across various domains for its reliability and ease of use.” But what makes MySQL stand out among its competitors? From ease of use to enterprise-grade security […]

The 2024 JetBrains Developer Ecosystem Report reaffirms what millions of developers already know—MySQL is the #1 database. According to the report, "MySQL continues to be the most widely used database, favored by developers across various domains for its reliability and ease of use.

For anyone who missed any of our 2024 Advent Calendar posts, we would like to share with you a little recap of the 2024 MySQL Community Advent Calendar posts. It was once again a pleasure and a great time preparing these MySQL posts. We hope you enjoyed reading them as much as we enjoyed writing […]

Advent Calendar Recap 2024

Summary In the previous blog post a new feature to configure BLOB storage in a table was introduced, designed to help reduce memory footprint. The post explored how to configure and monitor table memory, as well as the the impact BLOB columns can have in MySQL Cluster’s NDB storage engine. In this second part of the […]

We’re excited to announce the availability of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Database Management and Ops Insights services to monitor the on-premises (External) MySQL DB systems! Today, efficient database management is essential to deliver highly performant, reliable, and scalable applications. Database Management in OCI offers a cloud-native, comprehensive database monitoring solution which brings the capabilities of […]

PCI DSS 4.0 Compliance and MySQL  The financial services industry and its customers are increasingly embracing digital banking, leading to a surge in digital payment transactions. This rapid growth, coupled with the constantly evolving threat landscape, significantly increases the risk of data breaches. Protecting customer data is paramount in this environment. The Payment Card Industry […]