With the release of 10.1.8, MariaDB takes a next step. MariaDB 10.1 is now considered a stable release.
MariaDB 10.1 has a couple of main themes:
- Security
- High Availability
- Scalability
During the last few years there have been many request for more security features in MariaDB. Actually it’s a trend in general. Since open source software is getting more attractive all the time, more functionality is wanted in areas where proprietary software typically has been leading. This is especially true for databases. In addition data privacy is a very hot topic.
The big new thing in security for MariaDB 10.1 is a complete data at rest encryption solution. …
Release Notes Changelog What is MariaDB 5.5?
MariaDB APT and YUM Repository Configuration Generator
The MariaDB project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of MariaDB 5.5.46. This is a Stable (GA) release.
See the Release Notes and Changelog for detailed information on this release and the What is MariaDB 5.5? page in the MariaDB Knowledge Base for general information about the MariaDB 5.5 series.
Thanks, and enjoy MariaDB! …
The 2015 MariaDB Developers meetup is taking place in Amsterdam, from October 13th to 15th. Anyone who is interested in contributing to the MariaDB project is welcome to join!
The event will be held in unconference style with lots of opportunities for discussions and collaboration around any topic, ranging from performance, new features, connectors to packaging and documentation. All core MariaDB developers will be present and available for discussions.
The meetup lasts for three days and you can join for the whole time, or as little time as you wish.
The schedule is drafted in a public spreadsheet. …
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The MariaDB Foundation Board has been meeting monthly since February and on Monday this week had the third meeting of the year. Here is an update on a couple of things from the meeting.
We’re happy to announce that Booking.com has renewed their support to the foundation. As a major corporate sponsor Booking.com has been offered a seat on the Foundation board. Booking.com nominated Eric Herman. Eric has a history with MySQL dating from 2004 where he joined MySQL working on the server and tools. In 2010, Eric joined Booking.com where he works on database scaling challenges and BigData. …
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