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Learn how to set up and run AI embedding models locally with MariaDB to store and query vector embeddings efficiently…. Read more

MariaDB is pleased to announce the immediate availability of MariaDB Connector/C 3.4.4, 3.3.14, and 3.1.27, and Connector/Java 3.5.2. Download Now … Continued… Read more

This post has results from ann-benchmarks to compare MariaDB and Postgres with a larger dataset, dbpedia-openai at 100k, 500k and 1M rows. It has 1536 dimensions and uses angular (cosine) as the distance metric. By larger I mean by the standards of what is in ann-benchmarks. This work was done by Small Datum LLC and sponsored by the MariaDB Corporation.tl;drIndex create time was much less for MariaDB in all cases except the result for recall >= 0.95For a given recall, MariaDB gets between 2.1X and 2.7X more QPS than PostgresBenchmarkThis post has much more detail about my approach in general. I ran the benchmark for… Read more

Back from Brussels! With a bit of time to reflect, I’d like to share the aftertaste from our MariaDB Day, our very own FOSDEM Fringe Event. … Continue reading "MariaDB Day Brussels Aftertaste 2025-02" The post MariaDB Day Brussels Aftertaste 2025-02 appeared first on MariaDB.org…. Read more

The MariaDB Foundation is pleased to announce the availability of MariaDB 11.4.5, MariaDB 10.11.11, MariaDB 10.6.21 and MariaDB 10.5.28, the latest stable releases in their respective long-term series (maintained for five years from their first stable release dates). … Continue reading "MariaDB 11.4.5, 10.11.11, 10.6.21 and 10.5.28 now available" The post MariaDB 11.4.5, 10.11.11, 10.6.21 and 10.5.28 now available appeared first on MariaDB.org…. Read more

Are you passionate about open-source databases, AI/ML, and security? Do you want to work on real-world projects that impact thousands of developers and enterprises worldwide? Percona is excited to invite students to participate in Google Summer of Code 2025 (GSoC) and help advance our cutting-edge open-source database solutions! Why Contribute to Percona? At Percona, we believe that open world is a better world! GSoC is an excellent opportunity to work with seasoned developers, gain hands-on experience, and contribute to powerful database tools used by businesses globally…. Read more

MariaDB is pleased to announce the immediate availability of MariaDB Community Server 11.4.5, 10.11.11, 10.6.21, and 10.5.28 maintenance releases. See … Continued… Read more

You might know that we maintain a list of Awesome Innovative Databases on GitHub. At the time of this writing, the first item in the list of active projects is curious: Dolt. If English isn’t your mother tongue, you might not know that it is a synonymous for idiot or… git. Someone told me that probably Linus chosen the name git because of its assonance with get and didn’t consider that it is also an insult. But anyway, Dolt’s README states: Dolt is Git for Data! I have played a bit with it to get an idea of what it… Read more

Happy 2025, it is a fresh year, and there have been plenty of resources to help you gain the most out of your Galera Cluster (be it on MySQL or MariaDB Server) and Galera Manager deployments, so here is a quick “best practices” guide. Did you know that in under 15 minutes, you can Deploy […]… Read more

If you read Changes and Improvements in MariaDB 11.4 you might think there are no MariaDB Galera Cluster changes in this long-term series, maintained until May 2029, but this is far from the truth. There are a few things that you can totally benefit from in MariaDB Galera Cluster, and this series continues from Why […]… Read more

The latest release of the Percona Operator for MongoDB, version 1.19, is here. It brings a suite of enhancements designed to streamline your MongoDB deployments on Kubernetes. This release introduces a technical preview of remote file server backups, simplifies user management with auto-generated passwords, supports Percona Server for MongoDB 8.0, and includes numerous other improvements and bug fixes. Let’s dive into the details of what 1.19 has to offer. Remote Backups with Network File System (Technical Preview) Backing up your MongoDB data is crucial, and Percona Operator for MongoDB 1…. Read more

We’re excited to announce the release of Percona Monitoring and Management (PMM) 3.0.0 GA. The Percona Monitoring and Management (PMM) 3.0.0 release delivers major security and stability enhancements. Notable security improvements include rootless deployments and encryption of sensitive data, along with improved API authentication using Grafana service accounts. Deployment options have expanded with official ARM support and the ability to use Podman for rootless deployments, providing flexibility and better security. Additionally, the introduction of containerized architecture has increased stability, and a streamlined upgrade process ensures reliability and ease of maintenance…. Read more

Still unsure about attending the MariaDB Day in Brussels on Saturday? Here are four reasons to turn up at our FOSDEM Fringe event. 1.⁠ … Continue reading "Four reasons to visit MariaDB day in Brussels" The post Four reasons to visit MariaDB day in Brussels appeared first on MariaDB.org…. Read more

We’re excited to announce the Tech Preview release of Percona Monitoring and Management (PMM) 3.0.0 (GA). This release is intended for testing environments only, as it’s not yet production-ready. The public release will be available through standard channels in upcoming days. The Percona Monitoring and Management (PMM) 3.0.0 release delivers major security and stability enhancements. Notable security improvements include rootless deployments and encryption of sensitive data, along with improved API authentication using Grafana service accounts…. Read more

This post has results from ann-benchmarks to compare MariaDB and Postgres with a larger dataset, gist-960-euclidean.  Previous posts (here and here) used fashion-mnist-784-euclidean which is a small dataset. By larger I mean by the standards of what is in ann-benchmarks. This dataset has 1M rows and 960 dimensions. The fashion-mnist-784-euclidean dataset has 60,000 rows and 784 dimensions. Both use Euclidean distance.tl;drMariaDB gets between 2.5X and 3.9X more QPS than Postgres for recall >= 0.95BenchmarkThis post has much more detail about my approach in general. I ran the benchmark for 1 session. I use ann-benchmarks via my fork of a fork of a fork at this commit. … Read more