MariaDB
MariaDB is an enterprise-grade open source database platform offering self-managed and fully managed cloud database solutions.
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Overview
MariaDB is an enterprise-grade open source database platform. According to its official website, it is a unified database platform supporting transactional, analytical, semi-structured and AI data workloads, with MySQL and Oracle compatibility. It offers MariaDB Cloud and MariaDB Enterprise Server, and describes itself as one of the most popular open source databases in the world, with over 3 billion downloads and more than 700 customers. The MariaDB database was born after Oracle acquired MySQL, developed with the original core MySQL team.
History
The MariaDB database was born after Oracle acquired MySQL. With the original core MySQL team, functionality was added to the MariaDB database that competes with legacy database systems like Oracle at a fraction of the cost. Additions include columnar analytics, JSON functionality and Oracle compatibility, and a fully managed cloud database service offering the full breadth of MariaDB database solutions supporting private, public, hybrid and multicloud strategies. Today, the MariaDB database is recognized as a distinct database around the world, is the new "M" in the LAMP stack, is the default over MySQL in the majority of Linux distributions, and is available in every cloud.
Products and positioning
Enterprise-grade open source database platform with MySQL and Oracle compatibility, positioned as a unified platform for transactional, analytical, semi-structured and AI data workloads.
MariaDB Cloud
Fully managed cloud database service.
MariaDB Enterprise Server
Enterprise-grade database server.
MariaDB Community Server
Community edition of the MariaDB database server.
Recent events
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MariaDB Enterprise Platform 2027 launch[5]
MariaDB announced and made MariaDB Enterprise Platform 2027 generally available, with new AI capabilities, stronger resilience for multi-region deployments and higher peak throughput.
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MariaDB unveils a new brand identity[5]
MariaDB unveiled a new brand identity, including a redesigned logo and a bolder visual system with a new color palette; it launched on a redesigned mariadb.com.
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MariaDB and Google Cloud announce SkySQL partnership[6]
MariaDB Corporation announced a technology partnership with Google Cloud to make MariaDB SkySQL available on Google Cloud Platform, with deeper product integration and a go-to-market relationship.
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SkySQL launches on Google Cloud Platform[6]
MariaDB launched SkySQL, a cloud database service, on Google Cloud Platform.
Sources8 sources
- 1MariaDB Enterprise Open Source Database | MariaDBmariadb.com
- 2MariaDB: The database for all | MariaDBmariadb.com
- 3Official MariaDB Enterprise Database Blog | MariaDBmariadb.com
- 4MariaDB Leadership Team | MariaDBmariadb.com
- 5MariaDB Enterprise Platform 2027 上市finanznachrichten.de
- 6MariaDB与Google Cloud宣布SkySQL合作finanznachrichten.de
- 7MariaDB launches as-a-service SkySQL on Google Cloud - TechCentral.ietechcentral.ie
- 8MariaDB基於Kubernetes推出資料庫即服務SkySQLithome.com.tw
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