Operational Database Management Systems
Q1. You moved from managing databases at a Belgian university to becoming a dedicated MySQL DBA, then to consulting at Pythian, and now to supporting large enterprise customers running MySQL at scale at PlanetScale....
Closing out three days of innovation at READY 2026, John Paladino celebrates the Customer Impact Award winners — chosen by a distinguished MIT judging panel. The session covers the rigorous award criteria (measurable impact,...
How are developers and organisations really using databases — and MariaDB? Take our survey and help shape this year’s public report. The survey is anonymous and should take 8 minutes or less to finish. Results will...
Q1. As the tech lead for AdminAPI, you’ve spent years helping shape how MySQL users deploy and manage InnoDB Cluster, ReplicaSet, and ClusterSet environments. From your experience, what are some of the most important...
Q1. Aqtra is building a Development Infrastructure Layer that enables organisations, cloud providers, and service partners to create and operate business applications, ERP solutions, portals, and automation services on a common foundation. That is a...
“To build a system, you need a team.” Q1. The Bw-tree, which emerged from your Deuteronomy project, won the 2023 ICDE 10-Year Most Influential Paper Award — a recognition that its ideas have proven...
SurrealDB is an open source multi-model database that supports relational, document, graph, and vector data in a single platform using a unified query language (SurrealQL). It is designed for modern applications that require multiple...
DuckDB is an open source, in-process analytical SQL database designed for fast analytical queries directly on local files including Parquet, CSV, and JSON, as well as data frames in Python and R. It requires...
Neon is an open source serverless PostgreSQL platform featuring database branching — the ability to create instant, copy-on-write branches of a database for development, testing, and CI/CD workflows. Neon separates storage and compute, enabling...
TiDB is an open source distributed SQL database featuring hybrid transactional and analytical processing (HTAP) capabilities in a single system. It is MySQL-compatible, horizontally scalable, and designed for applications requiring both real-time OLTP and...