Following the strong participation in the first two editions of our Public MySQL Community Discussion webinar series, we’re excited to invite you to Edition #3. These sessions are part of our ongoing commitment to increase transparency, strengthen collaboration, and make it easier for the community to provide input that helps shape the evolution of MySQL’s. […]

In 2025, MySQL celebrated its 30th anniversary—and to mark the milestone, Oracle University (together with the MySQL Community team) offered free MySQL training and free certification exams from April 20 through July 31, 2025.  The goal was simple: make it easy for developers, DBAs, architects, and newcomers to build practical skills and validate them with […]

Oracle was proud to sponsor and participate in TEDAI San Francisco, a sold-out event that brought together over 1,200 attendees from across industries to explore, debate, and celebrate the transformative potential of artificial intelligence. Through a mix of key panels, a 48-hour hackathon, and thought leadership engagement, Oracle showcased its commitment to responsible AI innovation […]

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 […]

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 […]

If you’ve ever dived into MySQL configuration, you’ve probably come across the term “SQL modes.” These are powerful settings that can change how MySQL interprets SQL queries, handles data validation, and even enforces certain standards. But with great power comes great responsibility – choosing the wrong mode can lead to unexpected behaviors, data inconsistencies, or […]

As we shared in the MySQL Belgium Days in January, and summarized in the latest blog post , we are excited to invite you to an upcoming MySQL community webinar. This is an opportunity to connect directly with the MySQL team. Mark your calendars for Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at 10:00 am ET and join […]

As we mark the milestone of MySQL’s 30-year anniversary, the celebrations around the globe have been a testament to the widespread impact and popularity of the Dolphin. This week’s annual preFOSDEM MySQL Belgian Days in Brussels are not only an opportunity to celebrate, but also a chance for Oracle to share some key updates on […]

We’re excited to present a recap of the MySQL Community 2025 Advent Calendar posts. Once again, we thoroughly enjoyed preparing and sharing our insights on a diverse range of topics related to MySQL. Continuing the tradition from previous years, the MySQL Community Team contributed a series of daily blog posts throughout December, leading up to […]