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MariaDB InnoDB Disk Space & Fragmentation2 weeks

As a DBA, disk space has always worried me. In fact, the biggest problem for a MySQL/MariaDB DBA is the large, fragmented InnoDB Tablespaces. It was even more problematic when a single tablespace handled everything. But even with a tablespace per table (innodb_file_per_table=ON) fragmentation on large tables can still be an issue and waste disk […]

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MariaDB 13.1 Feature in Focus: JSON Operators and JSON_TABLE Improvements2 weeks

MariaDB 13.1 introduces the long-awaited `->` and `->>` JSON operators, together with `FORMAT JSON` support in `JSON_TABLE()`. Discover how these improvements simplify JSON queries, preserve nested objects and arrays, and improve compatibility with MySQL applications.

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Teaching MariaDB About Your Domain2 weeks

When we talk about extending a database server, we usually think about features that could benefit a very large number of users. A new authentication mechanism, a storage engine, an audit plugin, a new generic data type such as UUID or INET, additional JSON functions… these are relatively easy to justify because their potential audience […]

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