InnoDB Data Locking – Part 2 “Locks”
In InnoDB Data Locking – Part 1 “Introduction” we’ve described the difficulties Lock System tries to solve using metaphor of people trying to concurrently edit spreadsheets. While it might be useful metaphor to get some intuitions about the problem, to talk about solutions it helps to...

MySQL Database Service- Now in Forza Horizon 4
Watch our MySQL Database Service racing car compete in Forza Horizon 4, the racing car video game developed by Playground Games and published by Microsoft Studios.  Special thanks go to Shumber Rivera from Mazatlan in Mexico.  Shumber is a MySQL fan and an avid car racer on...

MySQL Database Service Now Available in Canada and India
MySQL Database Service is now also available in India (Mumbai) and Canada (Toronto) Regions. These are additions to the Regions where the Service is already available: Brazil (Sao Paulo), Germany (Frankfurt), Japan (Tokyo), United Kingdom (London), United States East (Ashburn), and United States...

Attend Oracle Developer Live MySQL on OCT 13 or 15
Join us on OCT 13 or 15 for some of the best MySQL sessions from the most renown MySQL experts. This is your opportunity to discover the latest developments in MySQL 8.0 and learn about the new MySQL Database Service directly from the software engineering team. Get advice from experienced...

MySQL Day by Oracle India User Group on September 26, 2020
Our pleasure to announce the MySQL Day which will be hold on September 26, 2020. Please find more details below and at the Oracle India User Group website. Name: MySQL Day Date: September 26, 2020 Agenda:  11:00 to 11:20 - Welcome: MySQL Day Agenda by Sanjay Manwani, the MySQL...

MySQL Database Service Now Available in Japan
The MySQL team is thrilled to invite customers to use the new MySQL Database Service also in OCI Japan East (Tokyo) Region. This is an addition to the Regions where the Service is already available: US East (Ashburn), United Kingdom (London), Germany (Frankfurt), Brazil (Sao Paulo), and the US West...

Auditing Selection of Classified Data Stored in MySQL 8.0
The Challenge Often with sensitive information, you need to have an audit log. Not just that a table had a select run, but that specific cells within the table were accessed.  Frequently data such as this will contain a classification level as part of the row, defining policies for how it is...

A Step by Step Guide to Take your MySQL Instance to the Cloud
You have a MySQL instance? Great. You want to take it to a cloud? Nothing new. You want to do it fast, minimizing downtime / service outage? “I wish” I hear you say. Pull up a chair. Let’s have a chinwag. Given the objective above, i.e. “I have a database server on...