The latest from the MySQL community

As AI workloads become standard in modern applications, engineering teams face a familiar dilemma: MySQL is already the system of record, but vector search typically requires bolting on a separate database. MyVector and ProxySQL solve this without fragmenting your data stack.

ProxySQL v4.0 adds a transparent AI layer at the proxy — RAG pipelines, NL2SQL, and an MCP server for AI agents — without touching your database or application code.

We are excited to announce that the preFOSDEM MySQL Belgian Days 2026 will take place on Thursday, 29 January and Friday, 30 January 2026, in Brussels — just before FOSDEM 2026.

This two-day gathering brings together the MySQL community: developers, DBAs, engineers, tool-builders, and enthusiasts — offering a fantastic opportunity for knowledge sharing, networking, and collaboration. The event will feature two content tracks, community sessions, expert talks by MySQL engineers and contributors, the much-anticipated “RockStars Award”, and a chance to mingle over good food.

Why You Should Attend — or Speak!

• Share your expertise — Are you working on an interesting MySQL project, tool, performance optimization, migration …

The preFOSDEM MySQL Belgian Days 2025 will occur at the usual place (ICAB Incubator, Belgium, 1040 Bruxelles) on Thursday, January 30th, and Friday, January 31st, just before FOSDEM. Again this year, we will have the chance to have incredible sessions from our Community and the opportunity to meet some MySQL Engineers from Oracle. DimK will […]

FOSDEM is back in town! And the MySQL Devroom is back after one year of absence on the main event. Same as the last few year the MySQL community team is once again organizing the Belgian MySQL Days. This provides us with the opportunity to bring the community together to socialize and exchange idea’s over a Belgian beer or a glass of wine.

So, following a great tradition of dining and drinking together in style with members from all over the community, we have rented a by now familiar private space at ICAB, more detailed directions below.

Book your tickets now!!!

The listed ticket price …

Now that the call for participation is open, let me present the selection committee members that will read, evaluate, and rate your submissions.

Committee members are responsible for evaluating and scoring proposals.
They must also consider certain constraints, such as that the project must be open source, and that the session must be technical and in English. The best proposals will be selected for the devroom on Sunday afternoon.

Daniël van Eeden

Daniël van Eeden has been an active member of the MySQL community for many years. Besides contributing to MySQL, Wireshark, go-mysql, DBD::MySQL, and …

As announced yesterday, the MySQL Devroom is back at FOSDEM! For people preparing for their travel to Belgium, we want to announce that the MySQL Belgian Days fringe event will be held on the Thursday and Friday before FOSDEM. This event will take place on January 30th and 31st, 2025, in Brussels at the usual […]

We are pleased to announce the Call for Participation (CfP) for the FOSDEM 2025 MySQL Devroom. The Devroom will be held on February 2 (Sunday), 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. The submission deadline for talk proposals is December 1, 2024.

FOSDEM is a free event for software developers to meet, share ideas, and collaborate. Every year, thousands of developers of free and open source software from all over the world gather at the event in
Brussels.

The MySQL Devroom aims to provide a dedicated space for presentations covering the most popular open source database and celebrate the 30th anniversary of MySQL.

Key dates

• Proposals can be submitted by October the 30th, 2024
• Submission deadline: 1st December 2024 Brussels time
• Announcement of the selection …

We are pleased to announce the Call for Participation (CfP) for the FOSDEM 2025 MySQL Devroom. The Devroom will be held on February 2 (Sunday), 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. The submission deadline for talk proposals is December 1, 2024. FOSDEM is a free event for software developers to meet, share ideas, and collaborate. Every year, […]

FOSDEM is for sure one of the most respected free and open source software-focused conferences in Europe, which is loved by many, myself included. It is from the point of love I am raising concerns about transparency, which seems to be lacking in regard to some processes at FOSDEM.For many years, as long as I […]