Planet MySQL HA Blog

The Planet MySQL HA Blog aggregates content from sources that cover topics related to high availability (HA) for MySQL databases.

Simplify Real-Time Analytics with MySQL HeatWave Auto-Refresh Materialized Views

Simplify Real-Time Analytics with MySQL HeatWave Auto-Refresh Materialized Views

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Where can you find MySQL during November 2025 – January 2026!

Following our previous blog post, we are pleased to extend an invitation to join us at the various shows, meetups, and events we are sponsoring and attending from November 2025 to January 2026. Find below more details on specific dates and locations, and we look forward to engaging with you during this exciting season of […]

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Where can you find MySQL during November 2025 - January 2026!

MySQL events in Nov-Jan 2026

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MySQL Basics: Count Me In—Aggregating and Grouping Your Data

Discover how to use aggregate functions and GROUP BY in MySQL to answer big questions about your data! This post guides beginners through counting, averaging, and categorizing records with friendly library metaphors, clear examples, and humor. A great way to level up your SQL skills and get your data stories told.

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Schema Changes Made Easy with MySQL Cluster/J 9.4

Introducing new APIs in Cluster/J to help applications handle schema changes

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Introducing MySQL Cluster/J 9.4

The first of two parts describing new features in Cluster/J, the NoSQL Java development environment for MySQL NDB Cluster.

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Faster Recommendations with User & Item Features: MySQL HeatWave’s Two Tower Model

  Introduction MySQL HeatWave is a fully managed MySQL database service that combines transactions, analytics, machine learning, and GenAI services, without ETL duplication. Also included is MySQL HeatWave Lakehouse, which allows users to query data in object storage, MySQL databases, or a combination of both. Users can deploy MySQL HeatWave–powered apps on a choice of […]

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Faster Recommendations with User & Item Features: MySQL HeatWave's Two Tower Model

We are excited to share how MySQL HeatWave brings powerful recommendation capabilities directly into your database with the integration of the TwoTower model, a deep learning architecture that's become the gold standard for large-scale recommender systems

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MySQL Basics: Trust the Process—Mastering Transactions Step by Step

You’ve made it this far in your MySQL adventure: your digital library boasts neat shelves (tables), well-behaved columns, and students—err, readers—lined up in orderly rows. You can create tables, insert new authors, update overdue fines, and remove that one book nobody wants to talk about. But what happens when you need to make several changes […]

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Say Hello to OIDC in PostgreSQL 18!

| Percona

If you’ve ever wondered how to set up OpenID Connect (OIDC) authentication in PostgreSQL, the wait is almost over.

We’ve spent some time exploring what it would take to make OIDC easier and more reliable to use with PostgreSQL. And now, we’re happy to share the first results of that work.

Why OIDC, and why now?

We’ve spoken to some of our customers and noticed a trend of moving away from LDAP to OIDC. Our MongoDB product is already providing OIDC integration and the team working on PostgreSQL products saw an opportunity coming with PostgreSQL 18.

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