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3 Oct 2025
📕 Chapter 7 ready! My book is getting some shape now. Learn more at mariadbfordevelopers.com
#MariaDB #developers #Java #Python #NodeJS #SQL
ALT Intro paragraph of Chapter 7 - Modern SQL Patterns. MariaDB for Developers.
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Putting RAG into production is where most AI projects stall. MariaDB AI RAG collapses the full pipeline into a single REST API call.
MariaDB's @alejandro_du demoed the full flow: youtube.com/watch?v=DxAybLWK…
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Spotted in @dbtrends: coverage of MariaDB Community Server 12.3 reaching General Availability 📰
Catch up on the latest capabilities and full feature list: dbta.com/Editorial/News-Flas…
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🚀 New release: @MariaDB Connector/Node.js 3.5.3
mariadb.com/docs/release-not…
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I'm talking today at @conf42com: #Database #DevOps 2026. The topic: #RAG in production with @MariaDB. Join me here for free: youtube.com/watch?v=CBn_Cqno…
P.S. Funny "haircut" and skin retouch they gave me here 😅
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🚀 @MariaDB Community Server 12.3 LTS is out!
✅ Optimized distance functions for AI/RAG workloads
✅ 4x performance boost in the new binary log implementation
✅ Enhanced compatibility in Oracle mode
✅ Expanded Performance Schema metrics
✅ Galera audit logging
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Learn more: mariadb.com/resources/blog/m…
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I'll be speaking at @conf42com #Database #DevOps 2026 about what @MariaDB has been cooking around #AI and RAG. Join virtually: mariadb.com/resources/events…
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Thanks to the organizers and the engineers who stopped me in the halls to share their thoughts, questions, and real-world challenges around the topic after the talk.
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Here are the links I shared at the end of my talk:
- Trial: mariadb.com/products/enterpr…
- Docs: mariadb.com/docs/tools/maria…
Feel free to reach out to me if you have questions or need help with MariaDB AI RAG. Always happy to help!
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19 Dec 2025
Unlock the power of AI-driven search!
Join Alejandro Duarte at DevOps Pro Europe 2026 for "Beyond Keywords: Understanding how AI Vector Search Works."🔎
Reserve your spot today! For registration and more information, visit devopspro.lt/ 📝
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MariaDB is going to @DevOpsEU 2026! ✈️
📅 May 19-22, 2026
📍 Vilnius, Lithuania
@Alejandro_du is taking the stage at DevOps Pro Europe for his session “Beyond Keywords: Understanding how AI Vector Search Works,” where he’ll dive into how vector embeddings represent meaning, how modern #databases store and compare vectors to deliver intent-based results, and more!
Register now: bit.ly/4wgy3HA
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Are you spending too much time stitching together separate systems, adding immense complexity, and new points of failure? 🤔
Did you know there’s a way to avoid that?
During our latest webinar, @alejandro_du took a deep dive into MariaDB #AI RAG, a new component of MariaDB Enterprise Platform, designed to encapsulate the complete RAG lifecycle. 🔁
Catch all the action. bit.ly/4cFpMUC
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Have you met #MariaDB Enterprise Manager? 👋
Part of MariaDB Enterprise Platform, Enterprise Manager is a native monitoring and management solution that reduces operational overhead and costs by leveraging a ready-to-use monitoring solution.
Developer Relations Engineer, @alejandro_du, demonstrates how to get started.
bit.ly/42aLuuH
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This just in: #MariaDB Enterprise Platform has been named the WINNER of the 2026 @Data_awards for Data Management Platform of the Year! 👏
"MariaDB’s architecture is designed as a single, cohesive system – not a collection of loosely compatible parts – to ensure fast and reliable ingestion and querying of data across every use case,” said MariaDB CPO Vikas Mathur.
Learn more about this recognition: bit.ly/4vy0ccD
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📅Mark your calendars.
On April 22 at 8 AM PDT | 11 AM EDT | 4 PM GMT, @alejandro_du, Developer Relations Engineer, is taking a closer look at how to move RAG to production WITHOUT the headache, thanks to #MariaDB #AI RAG.
This technical session will cover:
🤔 The core RAG challenges
🏗️ The architecture of MariaDB AI RAG
🧑💻 Workflow demo
🙋Live Q&A
You don’t want to miss this one: bit.ly/41j00jT
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Many enterprise DevOps teams are struggling to deploy frequently, increase test automation, and ensure reliable releases.
What can they learn from SaaS companies where developing and deploying software is part of their core operations?
#MariaDB’s developer relations engineer, @alejandro_du, shares his answer in @infoworld: bit.ly/4tCdinz
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The layer I work on, and wear, most days.
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🤓Wrote a short recap of some internal AI demos we ran at @MariaDB recently. Mostly around #SQL #Vector search and spatial #RAG patterns.
Repo links are in the post if you want to poke around the code:
👉mariadb.com/resources/blog/w…
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🚀 New release: @MariaDB Connector/J 3.5.8
🔧 Update your pom.xml and get performance improvements and bug fixes.
mariadb.com/docs/release-not…
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