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From a Production Problem to MariaDB: Headout’s Open-Source Contribution Journey
A production bottleneck at Headout led to a new MariaDB Server improvement. This is the story of how engineers, maintainers and AI-assisted development turned a real-world problem into an upstream open-source contribution.
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Adobe Commerce Chooses MariaDB as Its Default Database Platform
Adobe Commerce is making MariaDB its default and recommended database platform.
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ScalaHosting Becomes a Gold Sponsor of MariaDB Foundation
Global cloud hosting provider supports the continued development and adoption of open-source MariaDB
MariaDB Foundation is pleased to welcome ScalaHosting as a Gold Sponsor, strengthening the relationship between the MariaDB community and one of the hosting industry’s established cloud infrastructure providers.
ScalaHosting provides managed cloud VPS, web hosting and high-availability hosting services to customers around the world. Its platforms support MariaDB as a database option for websites, applications and online businesses, giving developers and organisations access to open-source database technology […]
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The Queen and the “Half That Wasn’t Told”
The Queen of Sheba did not travel lightly.
She arrived in Jerusalem with difficult questions, a large caravan, camels carrying spices, and an impressive quantity of gold. She had heard stories about Solomon’s wisdom and the prosperity of his kingdom, and she came to examine it for herself. The main methodological difference between us is that she did not send a Calendly link first.
After seeing the court, the people, the organisation and everything that had been built, she admitted […]
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IBM continues as a Platinum Sponsor of MariaDB Foundation
We are delighted to announce that IBM is continuing its support of MariaDB Foundation as a Platinum Sponsor.
IBM’s sponsorship brings together two major enterprise computing platforms, IBM® Power® and IBM Z®, reflecting a shared interest in ensuring that MariaDB Server remains available, well tested and relevant across a broad range of architectures and demanding production environments.
Open source across enterprise platforms
MariaDB Server is used in environments ranging from individual developer machines and cloud infrastructure to business-critical enterprise systems. […]
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Say the Name: MariaDB, MySQL, and the Ecosystem We Share
MariaDB and MySQL share history, tools, protocols and a large technical community. But compatibility does not mean identity—especially when reporting bugs. A MariaDB Connector/C issue submitted to the MySQL bug tracker offers a funny reminder to say the product’s actual name.
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Deploying the MariaDB Privacy-First Stack Anywhere with Terraform
In my previous post, I introduced the MariaDB Privacy-First Stack.
Nextcloud for collaboration, Passbolt for passwords and secrets, and MariaDB Server for the data.
Simple enough.
But after explaining what the stack is, the next question is usually very practical:
Where can I deploy it?
And the answer should not be:
On the cloud provider the template was written for.
That would be a strange way to talk about digital sovereignty.
If the architecture is really meant to give you […]
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From PostgreSQL 12 to MariaDB 11: A Gradual Fintech Migration with 23% Lower TCO
Database migrations are rarely only about replacing one database server with another.
In real production systems, especially in fintech, a migration is usually about reducing risk, keeping the application online, improving scalability, and giving teams more room to evolve the architecture without freezing product development.
This story is about a fintech B2B enterprise that migrated from a monolithic PostgreSQL 12 environment to MariaDB 11. The company runs a payments-related platform for discounts and cashback, where users can check balances, transaction […]