We are thrilled to announce the launch of MariaDB Enterprise Platform 2026, establishing MariaDB as the definitive database platform for […]
One More Possible Reason for ERROR 1959 (OP000) Invalid role specification
I ran into this error today while working with ROLES, bundled privileges for a group of users (a nice addition […]
MaxScale Firewall Filter
MaxScale’s filter system is very flexible and enables a new way of interacting with queries. The upcoming firewall filter shows […]
Streaming MariaDB backups in the cloud
If you are a DBA or system administrator, you should already be familiar with Percona Xtrabackup, the free hot backup […]
Advanced MariaDB monitoring with Nagios
Nagios, one of the most popular hardware, network, and application monitoring tools, can also handle advanced MariaDB monitoring. With Nagios […]
Devops with MariaDB, Part 1
This new blog series will be about how to easily automate common MariaDB administration tasks using Ansible. We will showcase […]
Business Scalability, Operational Efficiency and Competitive Edge with MariaDB MaxScale 1.0 GA
When I started my career in early nineties, the Internet, the open source software movement and the Linux operating system […]
MaxScale and Transparent Session Handling
Applications are often built on top of single MySQL-compliant database instance but often there is a need for more performance […]
Joomla! on MariaDB tips from Joomla! Day in Milan
My relationship with Colt Engine, the Italian Joomla! Provider started in March 2011, when SkySQL was still a very “young” […]
MaxScale and Filter plugins: how they can help to build flexible architectures
MariaDB MaxScale is now RC and together with all the MariaDB team that has been involved in the project we […]
A Year In The Life Of MaxScale
This time of the year it is traditional, at least in the UK, to look back and reflect on the […]