Comment: My Innodb Feature wishes
Yes… FullText Search would be nice. I however would see MySQL to implement full text search on the top level and make interface all storage… related feature Also if you’re looking to do full text...
View ArticleMySQL 5.6: Improvements in the Nutshell
Preparing for my talk for Percona MySQL University in Raleigh,NC, Tuesday 29th of January I have created the outline of improvements available in MySQL 5.6 which I thought was worth sharing to give a...
View ArticlePercona Live MySQL Conference and Expo 2013: The talks I want to see
I’ve been woefully neglectful of my responsibilities to post regularly about Percona Live MySQL Conference and Expo 2013 (PLCME 2013), but here’s some highlights of what I am planning to attend from...
View ArticleMySQL 5.6 vs MySQL 5.5 and the Star Schema Benchmark
MySQL 5.6 vs MySQL 5.5 & the Star Schema BenchmarkSo far most of the benchmarks posted about MySQL 5.6 use the sysbench OLTP workload. I wanted to test a set of queries which, unlike sysbench,...
View ArticleMySQL Workshops: Chicago & London this April
Percona’s Kenny Gryp leads a recent MySQL workshopPercona will be in Chicago and London the week of April 8th delivering two 2-day MySQL workshops. For our MPB readers, we are offering a 15% discount....
View ArticleThe small improvements of MySQL 5.6: Duplicate Index Detection
Here at the MySQL Performance Blog, we’ve been discussing the several new features that MySQL 5.6 brought: GTID-based replication, InnoDB Fulltext, Memcached integration, a more complete performance...
View ArticleInnoDB Full-text Search in MySQL 5.6: Part 3, Performance
This is part 3 of a 3 part series covering the new InnoDB full-text search features in MySQL 5.6. To catch up on the previous parts, see part 1 or part 2Some of you may recall a few months ago that I...
View ArticleRunning MySQL 5.6 on Amazon RDS: Webinar followup questions answered
Thanks to everyone who attended last week’s webinar, Running MySQL 5.6 on Amazon RDS.” If you weren’t able to attend, the recording and slides are available for viewing/download (or, if you were able...
View ArticleHere’s my favorite secret MySQL 5.6 feature. What’s yours?
MySQL 5.6 has a great many new features, including, but certainly not limited to a number of performance improvements. However, besides the widely talked-about features such as InnoDB support for full...
View ArticleUsing the new spatial functions in MySQL 5.6 for geo-enabled applications
Geo-enabled (or location enabled) applications are very common nowadays and many of them use MySQL. The common tasks for such applications are:Find all points of interests (i.e. coffee shops) around...
View ArticlePercona Server 5.5.34-32.0 is now available
Percona Server version 5.5.34-32.0Percona is glad to announce the release of Percona Server 5.5.34-32.0 on October 28th, 2013 (Downloads are available here and from the Percona Software Repositories)....
View ArticleUseful MySQL 5.6 features you get for free in PXC 5.6
I get a lot of questions about Percona XtraDB Cluster 5.6 (PXC 5.6), specifically about whether such and such MySQL 5.6 Community Edition feature is in PXC 5.6. The short answer is: yes, all features...
View ArticleEngineer duo from Google, LinkedIn join again for InnoDB talks
Google senior systems engineer Jeremy Cole is once again teaming with LinkedIn senior software engineer Davi Arnaut for two InnoDB-focused sessions at the upcoming Percona Live MySQL Conference and...
View ArticleInnodb redo log archiving
Percona Server 5.6.11-60.3 introduces a new “log archiving” feature. Percona XtraBackup 2.1.5 supports “apply archived logs.” What does it mean and how it can be used?Percona products propose three...
View ArticleQ&A: Even More Deadly Mistakes of MySQL Development
On Wednesday I gave a presentation on “How to Avoid Even More Common (but Deadly) MySQL Development Mistakes” for Percona MySQL Webinars. If you missed it, you can still register to view the recording...
View ArticleThe small improvements of MySQL 5.6: Duplicate Index Detection
Here at the MySQL Performance Blog, we’ve been discussing the several new features that MySQL 5.6 brought: GTID-based replication, InnoDB Fulltext, Memcached integration, a more complete performance...
View ArticleInnoDB Full-text Search in MySQL 5.6: Part 3, Performance
This is part 3 of a 3 part series covering the new InnoDB full-text search features in MySQL 5.6. To catch up on the previous parts, see part 1 or part 2Some of you may recall a few months ago that I...
View ArticleRunning MySQL 5.6 on Amazon RDS: Webinar followup questions answered
Thanks to everyone who attended last week’s webinar, Running MySQL 5.6 on Amazon RDS.” If you weren’t able to attend, the recording and slides are available for viewing/download (or, if you were able...
View ArticleHere’s my favorite secret MySQL 5.6 feature. What’s yours?
MySQL 5.6 has a great many new features, including, but certainly not limited to a number of performance improvements. However, besides the widely talked-about features such as InnoDB support for full...
View ArticleUsing the new spatial functions in MySQL 5.6 for geo-enabled applications
Geo-enabled (or location enabled) applications are very common nowadays and many of them use MySQL. The common tasks for such applications are:Find all points of interests (i.e. coffee shops) around...
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