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Preview releases are among the clearest ways an open-source community can shape the future of a database before it becomes a production reality. They give users early access to new features, a chance to validate upgrade paths, and an opportunity to catch issues while the change is still inexpensive. … Continue reading "What Our Survey Says About MariaDB Preview Releases" The post What Our Survey Says About MariaDB Preview Releases appeared first on MariaDB.org…. Read more

This is the last post in the “MariaDB Vector: How it works” series. The first three were about storage, in-memory representation, HNSW modifications. … Continue reading "MariaDB Vector: How it works. Part IV" The post MariaDB Vector: How it works. Part IV appeared first on MariaDB.org…. Read more

Our story begins as most database issues start: with hands on foreheads, internally or externally, saying ‘WTF is going on?’. We observed a series of database freezes on our production environment. It was quite severe. Connections spiked, writes were stalled and at some point, a large database freeze and they cleared. Being a Galera environment, […] The post The AWS Lambda ‘Kiss of Death’ appeared first on Shattered Silicon…. Read more

Our story begins as most database issues start: with hands on foreheads, internally or externally, saying ‘WTF is going on?’. We observed a series of database freezes on our production environment. It was quite severe. Connections spiked, writes were stalled and at some point, a large database freeze and they cleared. Being a Galera environment, […] The post The AWS Lambda ‘Kiss of Death’ appeared first on Shattered Silicon…. Read more

Percona’s new 2026 benchmark report is interesting because it puts several MySQL-family releases on the same graphs and shares a public repository for the test harness. … Continue reading "A response to Percona’s 2026 MySQL ecosystem benchmark: useful data, but not a realistic MariaDB comparison" The post A response to Percona’s 2026 MySQL ecosystem benchmark: useful data, but not a realistic MariaDB comparison appeared first on MariaDB.org…. Read more

At Percona, we operate on the premise that full transparency makes a product better. We strive to build the best open-source database products, but also to help you manage any issues that arise in any of the databases that we support. And, in true open-source form, report back on any issues or bugs you might encounter along the way…. Read more

As developers, we are skeptical of “AI marketing”. We want to see it run. We want to see the actual […]… Read more

In the previous parts of this series we’ve seen how MariaDB stores vector indexes in a table and how to implement HNSW for a good performance. … Continue reading "MariaDB Vector: How it works. Part III" The post MariaDB Vector: How it works. Part III appeared first on MariaDB.org…. Read more

Introduction Many MySQL setups begin life with a familiar incantation:… Read more

MariaDB is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the MariaDB Connector/J 3.5.8 release. Release Notes and Changelogs MariaDB Connector/J […]… Read more

Benchmarking MyRocks vs. InnoDB in Memory-Constrained Environments It is a well-known fact in the database world that InnoDB is incredibly fast when the entire database fits into memory. But what happens when your data grows beyond your available RAM? MyRocks, built on RocksDB, is frequently recommended as a superior choice for environments constrained by memory, […]… Read more

Moving a RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) application from a local prototype to a production-grade system requires solving for data messy ingestion, […]… Read more

One of the things I really like about open source is that a project is never only about the software. Yes, code is important. Very important. … Continue reading "Know a MariaDB champion? Submit a nomination" The post Know a MariaDB champion? Submit a nomination appeared first on MariaDB.org…. Read more

The economics of open source contribution development. And some questions. The post Contributions As a Cost-saver appeared first on MariaDB.org…. Read more

By Percona Lab Results  ·  2026  ·  MySQL MariaDB Percona Benchmark Database MySQL Ecosystem Performance Benchmark Report 2026 Comparative Analysis of InnoDB-Compatible Engines — Percona Lab Results Repository: github.com/Percona-Lab-results/2026-interactive-metrics Interactive graphs available: Explore the full dataset dynamically — click any graph below to open the interactive version. OLTP Read-Write Local — interactive benchmark graph OLTP […]… Read more