Moving from Ops Insights/Database Management to OCI Monitoring and Unified Log Analytics OCI is updating the recommended approach for observing MySQL HeatWave. This includes changes to existing integrations, along with a path forward that provides stronger log analytics and AI-assisted analysis—while continuing to use OCI Monitoring as the foundational layer for metrics and alarms. What’s […]

MySQL observability is essential in modern enterprises, whether you run a few critical databases or operate at massive scale. With the right real‑time monitoring, teams reduce MTTD/MTTR, avoid cascading failures, and continuously track workload health—CPU, memory, I/O, buffer pool efficiency, session contention, transaction/replication lag, error rates, and query latency. This Grafana monitoring template helps teams […]

On March 23, 2026, the MySQL Community Team hosted our second public discussion focused on shaping a new era of MySQL community engagement. With over 50 attendees participating, the session brought together members of the MySQL ecosystem to share feedback, discuss priorities, and help guide future efforts. Building on our earlier session, this webinar continued […]

Last week, we published MySQL Early Access Release builds available for community testing and feedback ahead of the upcoming stable releases. Early Access builds are ideal for developers and DBAs who want to validate compatibility, behavior, and performance in non-production environments—and help us catch regressions early or identify areas where the documentation could be clearer. We […]

More MySQL Worklogs and MySQL Developer Guide published As we ramp up to the MySQL Community Edition release in April, and as part of your our updated community engagement approach (see: A New Era of MySQL Community Engagement), we are announcing more MySQL worklogs, a MySQL Developer Guide and a reminder to please provide feedback […]

As a follow-up to our previous blog post, “Where can you find MySQL during January to April 2026” (published at the end of January 2026), we would like to share an update. With the dynamic nature of event planning, we have slightly adjusted our plans—both for in-person conferences and for online sessions—so you always have […]

MySQL benefits from a large and technically rigorous community—people who run MySQL at scale, test it in diverse environments, and surface issues (and ideas) that make the product better. Over the last year, we’ve been listening to community feedback and, since January 2026, sharing our updated community engagement approach (see: A New Era of MySQL Community […]

Following the strong participation in our first Public MySQL Community Roadmap Discussion (with attendees joining from around the world), we are excited to invite you to the second edition of this public community webinar series.   In our latest blog post, we have published a brief recap of the first webinar—highlighting the key roadmap themes, how […]

Sensitive data has a way of showing up in unexpected places: an “email” column in a demo app, a forgotten “token” field in a logging table, or free-text notes that quietly become regulated data. I wanted a lightweight, repeatable way to answer a simple question on any MySQL instance: Where is sensitive data likely to […]

Oracle values the MySQL community. MySQL is fundamental to our data strategy. Oracle firmly believes that MySQL’s enduring strength arises from this vibrant global community. We are excited to work with the MySQL Community on the strategy we announced in Belgium, January 29, 2026, including adding more features and functionality, accelerating innovation directly in the […]