MariaDB Server: the innovative open source database

Join our AI Hackathon with MariaDB Vector

We are excited to announce a hackathon with MariaDB Vector and Python. Since we are reaching outside our bubble, let’s start from the beginning: 
MariaDB, the open-source database powers the world’s most demanding applications, from Wikipedia to global financial institutions. …

Report from the Board

Openness, Adoption, Continuity: You’ve heard me repeating our mantra like a broken record. Today is the next episode – and the theme du jour is about our Board Meetings, which we have minuted publicly on https://mariadb.org/bodminutes/ since October 2020. …

This month in MariaDB Foundation: Jan 2025

Focus, focus, focus! That’s the mantra of any successful organisation. With great input from our Board, we’ve managed to condense our strategic planning for 2025 into six goals. …

MariaDB 11.7.2 and MariaDB 11.8.1 now available

The MariaDB Foundation is pleased to announce the availability of MariaDB 11.8.1, the Release Candidate (RC) in the long-term MariaDB 11.8 release, and MariaDB 11.7.2, the latest Generally Available (GA) rolling release. …

MariaDB 11.8 is LTS

Confirming what you probably already expected: MariaDB Server 11.8 will be a long-term support release. 
Now a Release Candidate – GA in May
With MariaDB Vector as the lead new feature, MariaDB 11.8 succeeds the previous LTS MariaDB 11.4 from a year ago. …