Planet MySQL HA Blog
The Planet MySQL HA Blog aggregates content from sources that cover topics related to high availability (HA) for MySQL databases.
Database Management for MySQL HeatWave
We’re pleased to share the general availability of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Database Management for the MySQL Heatwave service on OCI! Oracle has been a leader in Database Management for decades, and now these unique capabilities are available in Oracle Cloud. This new MySQL monitoring capability in the Database Management service brings the best of […]
Improving TLS Ciphers usage in MySQL 8.2.0
In MySQL server 8.2.0, we have made certain changes to promote usage of secure and robust ciphers in MySQL server. If you are relying on the default cipher settings in MySQL server and client, you can stop here. These changes will not have any impact on your usecase. On the other hand, if you have […]
New Kid On The Block: authentication_webauthn in MySQL 8.2.0
MySQL 8.2.0 introduces a new authentication plugin: authentication_webauthn. The plugin allows usage of a FIDO U2F/FIDO2 compatible device to achieve Multi-factor Authentication OR Passwordless Authentication with MySQL server. This plugin supersedes existing authentication_fido plugin which is marked as deprecated in 8.2.0. authentication_webauthn supports both FIDO U2F and FIDO2 devices. FIDO2 devices have discoverable credentials support […]
MySQL 8.2 – transparent read/write splitting
We’ve been all waiting for it! It’s now available! Read/Write Splitting in MySQL !! At scale, we distribute reads between replica(s), but this has to be managed somehow in the application: pointing writes somewhere and reads somewhere else. With MySQL 8.2, MySQL Router is now able to identify reads and writes and route them to […]
MySQL October 2023 GA Releases Now Available
MySQL Server 8.2.0, 8.0.35 and 5.7.44 are now available for download. These are the latest General Availability (GA) releases as of October 24, 2023. MySQL Server 8.2.0 GA, an innovation release includes: MySQL Server 8.0.35 GA release includes: MySQL Server 5.7.44 GA release includes: Both 8.0.35 and 8.2.0 releases come with full production support. What’s new […]
Where can you find MySQL in November 2023
As we already announced on Aug 15, below you can find the updated list of conferences and MySQL events where you can meet our team in November 2023. Find even more MySQL Events at MySQL.com!
ISVs migrate to MySQL HeatWave and gain a competitive advantage
According to Fortune Business Insights, the global Software as a Service (SaaS) market is projected to grow from $273.55 billion in 2023 to $908.21 billion by 2030, at a CAGR of 18.7%. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the demand for cloud-based solutions, which allowed businesses to keep serving their customers and enabled remote working. For ISVs […]
Backup your MySQL instance to the Cloud
Since MySQL Shell 8.1, it’s even easier to create a logical backup of your MySQL instance and store it directly in Object Storage, an internet-scale, high-performance storage platform in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). MySQL Shell now offers the option of dumping to Object Storage Bucket using PAR (Pre-Authenticated Request). Bucket Creation The first step is […]
Introducing Bulk Ingest Functionality in MySQL HeatWave on AWS
Introducing Bulk Ingest Functionality in MySQL HeatWave on AWS Overview MySQL HeatWave on AWS provides a MySQL native data import functionality (LOAD DATA statement) to import data from a client machine into a table in MySQL. This is convenient if you only want to import a small data set into MySQL HeatWave. However, enterprise […]
Read column names from headers in data files with MySQL HeatWave Lakehouse
Introduction MySQL HeatWave is a fully managed database service, delivering the best performance and price-performance in the industry for data warehouse and data lake workloads. It is available in Oracle Cloud, AWS, and Azure, and offers fully automated in-database machine learning and uses machine learning to automate various aspects of the database services which reduces […]