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The Planet MySQL HA Blog aggregates content from sources that cover topics related to high availability (HA) for MySQL databases.
MySQL Retrospective – ISAM & MySAM Log
Let’s stay a bit longer with MySQL 3.2x to advance the MySQL Retrospective in anticipation of the 30th Anniversary. The idea of this article was suggested to me by Daniël van Eeden. Did you know that in the early days, and therefore still in MySQL 3.20, MySQL used the ISAM storage format? IBM introduced the […]
Inside MySQL: Sakila Speaks – Season 2 Begins
This week marks the beginning of the second season of the Inside MySQL: Sakila Speaks podcast. This season will be all about the MySQL Community. Check out the latest episode, where Fred and Scott discuss how they each discovered MySQL and some of their favorite features.
MySQL Telemetry: OpenTelemetry Logging
MySQL Telemetry Logging OpenTelemetry provides a standard for transferring observability data. MySQL has already added support for OpenTelemetry Traces and OpenTelemetry Metrics. MySQL recently added support for OpenTelemetry Logging. OpenTelemetry provides a standardized way to generate, collect, and export telemetry data, including traces, metrics, and logs. By adopting this standard, users of MySQL can gain […]
MySQL Retrospective – MySQL 3.20
To further advance the MySQL Retrospective for the Advent Calendar in anticipation of the 30th Anniversary, today, let’s discuss the very first version of MySQL that became availble to a wide audient though the popular InfoMagic distribution: MySQL 3.20! In 1997, InfoMagic incorporated MySQL 3.20 as part of the RedHat Contrib CD-ROM (MySQL 3.20.25). Additionally, […]
MySQL Shorts Episode 80 Is Available
The latest Episode of MySQL Shorts is now available! Check out Episode 80 on the MySQL YouTube Channel to learn how to create MySQL scheduled events.
January MySQL Meetups – Belfast & Dublin, Ireland
As a follow up to the two meetups in London and Manchester in early December this year, we continue with the MySQL Meetup Tour – What are you interested in the most! this time in mid-January in Belfast and Dublin, Ireland. We are pleased to announce once again that Stuart Davey, MySQL HW Data Architect […]
Rapyd Enhances Performance and Security by Migrating from Amazon RDS to MySQL Enterprise Edition
Rapyd Financial Network, a global leader in fintech-as-a-service, has made a strategic leap to improve its database performance, scalability, and security by migrating to MySQL Enterprise Edition. This move has led to a 30% reduction in cloud computing costs, enhanced database availability, and fortified security, positioning Rapyd for sustained growth in the highly competitive fintech […]
MySQL Blog Revisited – MySQL Shell
Earlier this year, we published a series of blog posts focusing on MySQL Shell’s more helpful features. Here is a summary of each post. Sandboxes in MySQL Shell This feature allows you to spin up sandbox instances on your local machine quickly and easily. These instances can be used for various purposes, such as working […]
MySQL Shorts Revisited – SQL Commands
MySQL Shorts is a playlist on the MySQL YouTube channel dedicated to short form tutorials that focus on a single feature or solution to a problem. This video series covers a variety of different topics. For this post, we will sumamrize all the ‘Shorts’ that highlight various SQL commands. Episode 6 Episode 6 shows how to […]
MySQL Retrospective – Certifications
For today’s retrospective post on the MySQL Advent Calendar 2024, we will examine the MySQL Certifications. MySQL AB released certifications in 2002 as you can see in the following announcement: For a long time, the two exams were proposed and maintained. I remember when I passed my first one, you first needed to validate the […]