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The MariaDB Foundation is pleased to announce the availability of MariaDB 11.8.4, MariaDB 11.4.9, MariaDB 10.11.5 and MariaDB 10.6.24, the latest stable releases in their respective long-term series (receiving regular maintenance and support for three years from their first stable release dates, and critical security fixes as source code releases for two additional years beyond). … Continue reading "MariaDB 11.8.4, 11.4.9, 10.11.15 and 10.6.24 now available" The post MariaDB 11.8.4, 11.4.9, 10.11.15 and 10.6.24 now available appeared first on MariaDB.org…. Read more

As VP of Product at MariaDB, I get to see firsthand how our teams are innovating to solve our customers’ most complex data challenges. I am incredibly excited to share some great news with our customers and community – news that marks a significant leap forward in our mission to be the database foundation for the modern, AI-driven enterprise. We all see the promise of generative AI. It’s set to… Source… Read more

MariaDB is pleased to announce the immediate availability of MariaDB Community Server 11.8.4, 11.4.9, 10.11.15, and 10.6.24 maintenance releases. See […]… Read more

In a recent post, The Quirks of Index Maintenance in Open Source Databases, I compared the IO load generated by open source databases while inserting rows in a table with many secondary indexes. Because of its change buffer, InnoDB was the most efficient solution. However, that’s not the end of the story. Evolution of the […]… Read more

This blog post is based on the YouTube presentation “MariaDB vs PostgreSQL: Technical Deep Dive | Architecture, Performance & Design Trade-offs” by Manoj Vakeel, part of MariaDB Foundation’s ongoing series exploring core database design choices and how they impact modern workloads. … Continue reading "MariaDB vs PostgreSQL: Understanding the Architectural Differences That Matter" The post MariaDB vs PostgreSQL: Understanding the Architectural Differences That Matter appeared first on MariaDB.org…. Read more

The pmm-dump client utility performs a logical backup of the performance metrics collected by the PMM Server and imports them into a different PMM Server instance. PMM Dump allows you to share monitoring data collected by your PMM server with the Percona Support team securely. Up until now dumps, created by the tool, were not encrypted. It was possible to encrypt them after they are done but this required additional actions from the user…. Read more

There are a couple days left until the survey closes – take this as a gentle nudge to participate if you’ve been meaning to 🙂  Take the survey now! … Continue reading "Last Call: State of MariaDB 2025 Survey (+ New Preview Insights)" The post Last Call: State of MariaDB 2025 Survey (+ New Preview Insights) appeared first on MariaDB.org…. Read more

Managing stateful, mission-critical databases on Kubernetes demands automation, reliability and a predictable lifecycle. We’re excited to announce the general availability […]… Read more

Et ouais, vous ne rêvez pas, je l’affirme en toute confiance. Haut et fort. Sur Linkedin le paradis de la hype et des buzzwords.Comme le souligne fort justement Nicolas Martinez dans son excellent post, K8s ajoute une couche de complexité souvent inutile :Maintenance lourde, coûts cachés, temps perdu, obligation d’avoir une équipe DevOps/SRE : le jeu en vaut-il la chandelle ?Concernant MariaDB (et bien d’autres SGBD, R ou non), les question sont encore plus simples :Avez-vous vraiment besoin de cette complexité pour faire tourner une base de données ? (non)Avez-vous besoin d’élasticité dans vos déploiements ? (non)Voulez-vous faire du CI/CD ? (on peux faire sans)Ne seriez-vous pas plus efficace avec… Read more

Last year I filed a bug report MDEV-33603 on what a looked like a benign problem with an optimizer taking a different code path in a particular trivial looking test. … Continue reading "How deep can a bug be?" The post How deep can a bug be? appeared first on MariaDB.org…. Read more

MariaDB 11.8 delivers up to 2.5x higher OLTP throughput on Dell PowerEdge R7715 servers powered by AMD EPYC™ processors MariaDB […]… Read more

How to build keyword and semantic search in MariaDB using Python, LangChain, and AI embeddings…. Read more

Data masking lets you hide sensitive fields (emails, credit-card numbers, job titles, etc.) while keeping data realistic for reporting, support, or testing. It is particularly useful when you collaborate with external entities and need to share your data for development reasons. You also need to protect your data and keep your customers’ privacy safe. Last […]… Read more

We’re happy to announce the release of ClusterControl v2.3.4, delivering powerful updates that strengthen high availability, secure deployment options, and scalability for enterprise-scale database management.  As with every release, we’ve focused on tackling real-world challenges our users face. Below, we’ll dive into the key features that define this release, followed by additional improvements that round […] The post ClusterControl 2.3.4 Adds MySQL Group Replication, Streamlined Air-Gapped Installation, and Controller Pooling for Scalable Management appeared first on Severalnines…. Read more

MariaDB plc recently acquired SkySQL and rebranded it MariaDB Cloud that offers serverless MariaDB as a service. Kaj Arnö interviewed the technical father, and now it is time for a practical, technical kick-the-tires look at MariaDB Cloud. … Continue reading "MariaDB Cloud – kicking the tires with openflights data" The post MariaDB Cloud – kicking the tires with openflights data appeared first on MariaDB.org…. Read more