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....
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...
August 3, 2026 7 minute read Lenka Kasparova MySQL Community Manager The MySQL Community team will continue to be active across conferences, user group meetups, open source events, and regional community activities throughout August, September, and October 2026. While...
Q1. Umesh, congratulations on being named MySQL Rockstar 2025! Over the past decade, you’ve verified and handled over 14,000 public bug reports, acting as a crucial bridge between the MySQL community and Oracle’s development team....
“Next year, we will be celebrating 10 years of the community“ Q1. Looking at the themes presented at MySQL BR Conf 2025—from high availability implementations to modern data architectures and AI integration—what do these...
December 1, 2025 7 minute read Lenka Kasparova MySQL Community Manager (Originally published in the Oracle MySQL Blog) Since 2024, MySQL and ODBMs.org have embarked on a collaboration to produce insightful articles that cater to...
Q1. As a core contributor to Powertools for AWS Lambda, how do you balance the trade-offs between feature richness and cold start performance? Cold start performance is always top of mind when we’re building...
Q1. In the open source world, code contributions take the spotlight. What is the role of non-code contributors and why is it important? In the open source world, while code contributions are highly visible,...
“One of the key differences between PostgreSQL and most other Open Source databases is that PostgreSQL is an Open Source project, not an Open Source product.” Q1. What are some of the most anticipated...