Oracle released MySQL Server 8.0.29 on April 26th and this is a quick review of the release notes. I have put my own comments in italics.
So what is in the ’29 release of MySQL Server? Does it come festooned with new, neat features or is it a big bug-fix bonanza?
The TL;DR
While this server release […]
It’s a funny thing when the topic of database sizes comes up. Calling one small, medium, large, or even huge isn’t as straightforward as you’d think. Distinguishing the size of a database is based upon a number of factors whose characteristics can be classified as either “tangible”, things that you can measure in an […]
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In the last quarter of 2021, AWS released Aurora version 3. This new version aligns Aurora with the latest MySQL 8 version, porting many of the advantages MySQL 8 has over previous versions.
While this brings a lot of new interesting features for Aurora, what we are going to cover here is to see how […]
Before you transition your database environment to the cloud, there are a few considerations you should consider first. Some of the touted benefits of the cloud also carry with them some risks or negative impacts. Let’s take a look at just a few of these.
First, consider whether or not you will face vendor lock-in. […]
When one is responsible for promoting application development from Dev through the various environments such as QA, UAT, etc., through Production, it is often useful to ensure that configurations in test environments are comparable to the final production environment. This is especially true with systems where a team of DBAs manage the servers.
Obviously, the […]