Database Blog
Featured Post
For DBAs: Restful Nights, Every Night – Introducing MariaDB Enterprise Server
Posted on June 11, 2019 by MariaDB
The open source community values participation and innovation – and so do we. There are inherent risks in community releases.… Read more »
MariaDB Server 10.5 Alpha Now Available
Posted on December 3, 2019 by Ralf Gebhardt
The first alpha release of MariaDB Server 10.5 is now available! Ever since the GA release of MariaDB Server 10.4 this summer, we have been working hard to release the…
Read MoreUses for MariaDB and the Spider Storage Engine
Posted on November 18, 2019 by Anders Karlsson
Spider is a storage engine for MariaDB Platform that allows you to build distributed databases from a standard MariaDB setup. The technology is not per se complicated, although the implementation…
Read MoreUnderstanding and Using In-Order Parallel Replication
Posted on November 14, 2019 by Ken Geiselhart
In the world of databases, having multiple copies of your database helps to serve your business in a multitude of ways. To achieve this, replication is used. Replication copies the…
Read MoreMariaDB OpenWorks 2020 – Call For Papers
Posted on November 13, 2019 by Shane Johnson
We’re excited to announce the MariaDB OpenWorks 2020 call for papers is now open! OpenWorks is returning to New York City, but will be held in May for the very…
Read MoreMariaDB 10.4.10, 10.3.20, 10.2.29, and 10.1.43 now available
Posted on November 8, 2019 by Daniel Bartholomew
MariaDB is pleased to announce the immediate availability of MariaDB Server 10.4.10, 10.3.20, 10.2.29, and 10.1.43. See the release notes and changelogs for details and visit mariadb.com/downloads to download. Download…
Read MoreWhat’s New in MariaDB Connector/J 2.5
Posted on November 6, 2019 by Diego Dupin
We are pleased to announce the RC release of MariaDB Connector/J 2.5, the newest version of the MariaDB Connector/J for Java 8+. For this release, we enhanced the Java connector…
Read MoreMariaDB 10.4.9, 10.3.19, 10.2.28, 10.1.42, and 5.5.66 now available
Posted on November 5, 2019 by Daniel Bartholomew
MariaDB is pleased to announce the immediate availability of MariaDB Server 10.4.9, 10.3.19, 10.2.28, 10.1.42, and 5.5.66. See the release notes and changelogs for details and visit mariadb.com/downloads to download.…
Read MoreUnderstanding and Testing Non-blocking Backup Locks with MariaDB Enterprise Server
Posted on October 24, 2019 by Ken Geiselhart
Let’s talk about database backups for a minute. Making sure your data is safe and recoverable is a key component of Database Administration. Keeping regular and reliable backups are essential…
Read MoreMariaDB Bulk Load API
Posted on October 2, 2019 by Anders Karlsson
There are several ways to load data into MariaDB Platform, and some are better than others. The two basic ways are either to use LOAD DATA INFILE / LOAD DATA…
Read MoreLightboard Session: Automated Failover with MariaDB Databases
Posted on September 26, 2019 by MariaDB
This is the first in a series of short lightboard talks highlighting popular database topics. In this five-minute session, you’ll learn how the MariaDB MaxScale database proxy works with multiple…
Read More