MariaDB 13.1 Feature in Focus: Validate Your Configuration Before Starting the Server
Have you ever modified a MariaDB configuration file, restarted the service, and immediately regretted it?
You wanted to change:
but accidentally wrote:
One missing letter.
That is enough to turn a perfectly healthy database server into a service that refuses to start. …
MariaDB Hidden Gem: Online Schema Change without pt-osc
When people hear “online schema change” in the MySQL and MariaDB world, many immediately think about pt-online-schema-change. And for good reasons: for years, changing a large table in production was one of those tasks that could ruin your day. …
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MariaDB 13.1 Feature in Focus: BLOB, TEXT, JSON and GEOMETRY Support in the HEAP Engine
Some contributions improve MariaDB Server by adding new capabilities.
Some go further: they start from a concrete production problem with an existing feature, not a bug, but a design limitation, solve it upstream, and leave the whole ecosystem better off. …
MariaDB Foundation Sea Lion Champions Nominees: Federico Razzoli
Interview with Federico Razzoli, nominated in the Community Leadership category.
The MariaDB Foundation Sea Lion Champions program celebrates the people and organizations who help make the MariaDB ecosystem stronger, more open, and more useful for everyone. …
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TAF 3.0 — Results Backend With Automated Performance Change Detection
TAF 3.0 introduces the new TAF Results Backend, a structured results database and parser pipeline that delivers fully automated performance change detection. …
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