Category: Databases – Blog Posts

On HeatWave MySQL: Query Execution, Performance, Benchmarks, and Vector type. Q&A with Kaan Kara.

Q1. You are working as a lead developer mainly responsible for query execution in HeatWave MySQL. What are the challenges that you try to solve?  HeatWave is an in-memory data processing engine, so for...

On NEXTGRES and the evolution of PostgreSQL. Q&A with Jonah Harris.

Q1: What is NEXTGRES? NEXTGRES is a next-generation, enterprise-class evolution of PostgreSQL designed to unify diverse data types, code execution, and computational workloads within a single, scalable system. By integrating multiple data models–including relational,...

On Predictable Real-Time Data Management Over Persistent Storage Media. Q&A with Andrei Gorine and Steve Graves

Q1. As real-time systems grow in complexity, they require managing increasingly large and intricate data. What are the main challenges in managing the predictability aspects of real-time databases? Several challenges must be addressed. In a...

MySQL Rockstar 2023: Q&A with Alkin Tezuysal

Q1. You were awarded the MySQL Rockstar 2023. Congratulations! What do you think are your most important contributions in the area of open-source relational databases? My most significant contributions to the open-source relational database community...