Operational Database Management Systems
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. 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...
Q1. You are the maintainer of innotop. What is it, and what is it useful for? innotop is a real-time command-line monitoring tool for MySQL. It provides a top-like interface, allowing you to view server...
Q1. You are the vice organizer of the MySQL Japanese User Group, known as MyNA. Who is involved in MyNA? MyNA besides me has 3 more board members: – Organizer, Masahiro Tomita. – Vice-organizer,...
MySQL Meetups: EMEA: JAPAC: External (3rd party) Events with MySQL, HeatWave & MySQL Celebration: EMEA: JAPAC: LAD: NA: More Upcoming Events with MySQL & HeatWave NA: Registration page
Q1. What is your role at Oracle? I am a Developer advocate for MySQL. Some of my duties include producing content through blog posts and short form videos. I also get to speak at...
Place: Oracle office, Oracle EMEA Liimted, East Point Business Park, Fairview, Dublin 3 Agenda: 4:00 – 4:30 pm Welcome and Welcome Coffee 4:30 – 5:15 pm – MySQL replication topologies for availability and scale by Stuart...
Place: The Woodworkers, United Kingdom, BT7 1RS Agenda: 6:00 – 6:30 pm Welcome and Welcome Coffee 6:30 – 7:15 pm – MySQL replication topologies for availability and scale by Stuart Davey, the MySQL HW Data Architect...
Q1. You work at work Percona as Principal Support Engineer for MySQL, its forks and utilities. What are your responsibilities? My title is Principal Support Engineering Coordinator and my responsibility is to ensure that...