MariaDB Vector: How it works
You might have seen that MariaDB Vector is fast. And is getting faster. But why? How does it achieve that? …
MariaDB Innovation: InnoDB-Based Binary Log
I am starting a new series on what makes MariaDB Server distinct from MySQL, highlighting innovations that make the difference.
MariaDB 12.3 introduces a new binary log implementation that stores binlog events directly in InnoDB-managed tablespaces rather than in separate flat files on disk. …
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Where does the Community run most MariaDB in production – results from the poll
We recently asked the MariaDB community a simple question:
Where do you run MariaDB most in production?
The responses give a useful snapshot of how MariaDB is deployed today across our community:
The big takeaway: MariaDB remains strongly infrastructure-aware
The clearest signal from this poll is that MariaDB is still most commonly run in environments where users want a high degree of control over the underlying infrastructure. …
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Improving MariaDB Observability with OpenSearch and Grafana
When dealing with queries in MariaDB, there are several approaches, such as the general query log, the slow query log, and the performance_schema. …
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Big Vector Search Benchmark: 10 databases comparison
I have benchmarked MariaDB Vector before, but it was a while ago. Users kept asking about Milvus. New pgvector alternatives were gaining popularity. And I simply wanted to see if MariaDB got any better. …
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