MariaDB Server: the innovative open source database

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. …

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. …

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. …