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. That means two security models, two observability stacks, and inevitable data consistency headaches.
A concept presented at Pre-FOSDEM 2026 by René Cannaò (ProxySQL founder) and Alkin Tezuysal (Altinity) proposes a cleaner path: keep everything in MySQL, but add vector capabilities through a plugin called MyVector, with ProxySQL serving as the unified …
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