For a long time, I never encountered any system using FEDERATED tables. But recently, there seems to be more interest for FEDERATED tables. Is this related to the increase of microservices? In a microservices architecture, services are typically designed to…
InnoDB has been the default storage engine for MySQL since version 5.5 (July 2010!). If you are still using MyISAM as the storage engine for your tables, it might be time to consider migrating to InnoDB. InnoDB offers several advantages…
We are seeing increasing requests for migrations from MariaDB to MySQL. MariaDB has significantly diverged, and is no longer drop-in compatible with MySQL. To migrate from MariaDB to MySQL, an in-place upgrade is not possible. A logical dump and load…
After having cancelled 2 editions of the preFOSDEM MySQL Days because of the pandemic, we were finally back last week in Brussels for 2 wonderful days dedicated to the Dolphin database developed by Oracle. During this event and for the…
In 2023, FOSDEM returned as an in-person conference after being virtual for 2 years. With this comeback, the MySQL Team once again hosted the very popular preFOSDEM MySQL Days, a side event we have been doing since 2018. It was…
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