Crafting an Extension Framework for MySQL: a talk from MySQL BR Conf 2026

The design choices behind the VillageSQL Extension Framework, from simpler functions to parameterized types to porting PostgreSQL’s hstore. Watch the MySQL BR Conf 2026 talk.

MySQL MCP Server v1.8.0 is out

A quiet release on paper: no new tools or flags, but it closes 37 reachable vulnerabilities, adds MySQL 26.7 and MariaDB 12.3 to CI, and keeps release candidates out of Homebrew.

Optimize OLTP and OLAP Workloads with MySQL HeatWave Autopilot

MySQL HeatWave Autopilot automatically optimizes OLTP and OLAP workloads to help businesses maintain fast transactions while delivering timely analytics.

What’s New in MySQL NDB Cluster 9.x – Better Visibility and Control in MySQL NDB Cluster

What’s New in MySQL NDB Cluster 9.x

Benchmarking vector indexes in MySQL with vector-dev-bench

vector-dev-bench measures recall, build time, and reads during writes for vector indexes in MySQL, MariaDB, and PostgreSQL, in minutes on a laptop.

Village News: MySQL News + Events (21 October 2026)

Welcome back to Village News, our curated roundup of MySQL and database news. This issue covers two weeks, with MySQL 26.10 landing at the end of them. If you want to get these updates, just subscr...

MySQL October 2026 GA Releases Now Available

MySQL October 2026 Release

Introducing the MySQL REST Service Component: Now Generally Available

The MySQL REST Service Component is now generally available with MySQL 26.10. Expose MySQL data through HTTPS APIs directly from MySQL Server.

MySQL 26.10 Is Here: New Capabilities for Developers and DBAs

MySQL JSON Duality Views: Now with granular write and ETAG controls

This blog explains granular write and ETAG controls in MySQL JSON Duality Views. It shows how to configure table-level write permissions, override update rules for individual columns, and choose...

Troubleshooting MySQL with OpenTelemetry Metrics

Use MySQL OpenTelemetry metrics and Performance Schema to move from dashboard symptoms to root-cause evidence.

Upgrading MySQL HeatWave High Availability from MySQL 8.0.46 to MySQL 8.4 LTS

Devart ODBC Drivers Update: SQL Server 2025 and More

The latest release of Devart ODBC Drivers is here, bringing support for Microsoft SQL Server 2025, MySQL 9.7.x, and NexusDB 4.75.20, along with new authentication methods, advanced data protection...

When a Small Change Writes Too Much - How A Linux Kernel Improvement Can Strike You in PXC/Galera...

Uncover the link between a Linux kernel improvement and surprising disk write bursts in PXC and Galera workloads.

Just Because You Can SELECT Everything Doesn’t Mean You Should

JavaScript in MySQL: Extending SQL, Not Moving the Application

At Percona Live Europe 2026, Dmitry Lenev and I presented JavaScript in My Database? Over My Dead Query, the story of component_js_lang, the V8-based JavaScript engine for Percona Server for MySQL...

Visualizing MySQL Telemetry with Grafana

Announcing VillageSQL Server 0.0.7

This release builds the server side of custom indexes and vector support.

How fast is vector search inside MySQL?

Benchmarks · HNSW vector search MyVector adds approximate nearest-neighbor search to stock MySQL — no separate vector database. We put it on identical hardware across three MySQL versions, added...