Operational Database Management Systems
Q1. Most vector databases were architected from the ground up for cloud-first, always-connected environments. As the author of Vector Databases for Enterprise AI and the CTO behind VectorAI DB, how do you explain the fundamental...
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. You’re planning to write a new book exploring vector databases—what is it about this particular moment in data technology that makes you want to dive deep into this subject now? We’re at a...
Q1. MySQL’s spatial query optimizer must handle complex geometric predicates efficiently. Can you walk us through the key challenges in optimizing spatial queries—particularly for operations like spatial joins and nearest-neighbor searches? How do computational geometry...
Q1. From your experience managing the Database System Technology Masters program and teaching at diverse institutions ranging from community colleges to Division I universities, how have you seen the role of MySQL evolve in database...
September 8, 2025 – San Francisco, CA, Seoul, South Korea, Frankfurt, Germany: ODBMS.org, the influential online resource for the data management community, is proud to announce its 20th anniversary. For two decades, the platform...
Q1. What has impressed you most in the last months in the database market? I guess the popular answer would be the infusion of GenAI into the database sphere, but honestly, the degree of...
Q1. The database/ data platform market is undergoing a consolidation. What is your take on this? A number of factors are working together. At one point the 451 Group was tracking around 130 separate...
The new Cardinal Search Engine for Zilliz Cloud delivers a 10x+ Performance Boost January 30, 2024 09:00 ET| Source: Zilliz Inc. REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Jan. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zilliz Inc., a trailblazer in...
By Sergey Pronin, Group Product Manager at Percona Introduction In today’s fast-paced business landscape, data management plays a crucial role in ensuring operational efficiency and strategic decision-making. With the rise of cloud computing, businesses...