Update 🚀 Heather VanCura is joining our MySQL 9.7 LTS webinar! With a new speaker added, this session will bring even more perspective on how MySQL is evolving—from performance and security to developer-focused features and community direction. We’re covering what’s new in 9.7 and how it can impact real-world applications. 👉 What are you most interested in exploring in this release? 👉 Join us on May 12 and be part of the discussion: social.ora.cl/6017BBjpbV

How is AI changing the way we approach database security? 🚀 In our latest blog, we look at how AI is raising the bar for MySQL security—from improving threat detection to strengthening protection in increasingly complex environments. As data and workloads evolve, security strategies need to evolve as well. 👉 How are you thinking about security in your MySQL environment today? 👉 Read more and join the discussion: social.ora.cl/6016BBrP4M

🚀 Introducing MySQL 9.7 LTS: New Features for Modern Application Development May 12 at 8:00 AM PT / 11:00 AM EST / 5:00 PM CEST 👉 Join us on May 12 for an in-depth look at MySQL 9.7 LTS, the latest long-term support release built with a strong developer focus. In this webinar, we will explore the newest innovations designed to help organizations build, scale, and secure modern applications faster. 👉 Discover what is new in MySQL along with advancements in MySQL Server REST Service, the Hypergraph optimizer, and security including dynamic data masking and OpenID authentication. We will also cover powerful developer-centric enhancements such as the in-database JavaScript programming language and JSON duality, as well as the latest features, bug fixes, and security updatesincluded in the release. 👉 Whether you are a developer, architect, DBA, or IT leader, this session will show you how MySQL 9.7 LTS can help you accelerate application development while improving performance, flexibility, and security. 👉 Speakers: Mike Frank – Director, MySQL Product Management Jayant Sharma – Senior Director, MySQL Product Management Registration links: social.ora.cl/6015BB16Ah

How is the MySQL community evolving? 🚀 In our latest update, we share how community discussions are shaping the roadmap—from faster innovation to greater transparency and stronger collaboration. With MySQL 9.7, expanded early access, and clearer paths for feedback and contributions, the direction is becoming more open and community-driven: ➡️ faster, meaningful innovation ➡️ improved transparency ➡️ more ways to participate We are also announcing the MySQL Contributor Summit (May 26, 2026), a hybrid event for deeper technical collaboration across the ecosystem. 👉 Read more and get involved: social.ora.cl/6017BBEVZ9

It’s here 🚀 MySQL 9.7.0 LTS is now generally available. This release marks an important milestone—establishing the next LTS baseline for MySQL while continuing to expand access to key capabilities across both Community and Enterprise editions. Highlights include: => Expanded functionality in MySQL Community Edition (observability, telemetry, HA, performance) => Dynamic Data Masking for Enterprise users => Enhancements for modern application development and operations MySQL 9.7.0 LTS reflects our ongoing direction: delivering more value, more openly, and closer to the needs of our users. 👉 Learn more: Learn more: social.ora.cl/6017BB8hP7

🛠️💬 Reminder: our interactive webinar “Troubleshooting Common MySQL Issues: Ask the Experts Live!” is happening tomorrow, April 14! Join MySQL experts as they walk through real-world issues—from performance bottlenecks to replication and configuration pitfalls—plus live demos and open Q&A. Bring your questions and get answers in real time. Don’t miss this chance to learn directly from the experts and sharpen your troubleshooting skills! More details and registration: social.ora.cl/6013B6FaDT

🗓️ Facing MySQL performance bottlenecks, connection errors, replication glitches, or configuration pitfalls? Join our interactive live webinar Apr 14: “Troubleshooting Common MySQL Issues: Ask the Experts Live!” with Mario Beck, Marco Carlessi, and Nicolas De Rico—plus real-time Q&A! Find out more & Register: social.ora.cl/6014B6IrO0

🎬 Watch on demand (recording from MySQL Belgium Days): learn how modern MySQL protocol capabilities can boost uptime and transparency. Daniel Van Eeden shares practical ways to use connection metadata, tracking features, compression updates, and Performance Schema for real-time monitoring, troubleshooting, and version management—valuable for architects, developers, and large-scale operators. social.ora.cl/6019B6mycB

🎬 New video recording from MySQL Belgian Days: learn how real-world teams can seamlessly combine SQL and document models with MySQL JSON Duality Views. From API-driven apps to analytics, Pep Pla (Percona) walks through implementation details and practical patterns to keep queries fast, preserve referential integrity, and deliver flexible JSON outputs. social.ora.cl/6016B6gpan

🐬🚨Oracle MySQL Community Early Access Builds Are Here! The MySQL 9.7.0 Community Edition Early Access Release build is now available! In continuation of Oracle's commitment to the MySQL Community, and as shared with the community, we are pursuing a three-pronged strategy: ① Deliver innovation by introducing developer-focused features into the MySQL Community Edition. ② Extend and enrich the ecosystem and adoption. ③ Increased transparency and encouraging broader community participation. New features in MySQL 9.7.0: ⦿ Flow-control monitoring for MySQL InnoDB Cluster (Group Replication) ⦿ MySQL JSON Duality Views ⦿ Hypergraph Optimizer ⦿ Telemetry (OpenTelemetry / OTLP) ⦿ Profile-Guided Optimization (PGO) ⦿ Multi-threaded applier: extended applier statistics social.ora.cl/6011B6uPvv Our next public MySQL Community discussion will be on March 23. Join our next Public MySQL Community Roadmap Discussion Webinar (Edition #2). Register at social.ora.cl/6010B6uPvQ

MySQL Community is hiring! We’re looking for a MySQL Architect, Community & Ecosystem. This role combines deep MySQL/cloud architecture experience with community leadership—engaging developers across forums and events, producing technical blogs/tutorials, and partnering closely with engineering and product to turn feedback into roadmap impact. Recommendations are very welcome. If you’d like to refer someone, or you’re considering applying yourself, apply here: social.ora.cl/6015h2Ox3

🚨 Final Reminder! Join us tomorrow, March 3rd, for the MySQL Global Forum, celebrating 30 years of innovation! Hear from industry leaders, including Jason Wilcox, and explore exciting updates in MySQL AI, MySQL Studio, and more. Don’t miss out and register now! social.ora.cl/6016h2GkG

✨ Don’t forget to register for our upcoming online MySQL Global Forum - Built on 30 Years of Innovation. The registration page now includes the full agenda and new speakers—we’d love to have you there. Sign up: social.ora.cl/6016hqJh4

🐬 🚀 New release update! The MySQL HeatWave 9.6.1 release is now available, and introduces support for binary data types as well as support for metadata columns in Lakehouse, and more! -> MySQL HeatWave adds support for binary data type columns, broadening data handling capabilities and boosting performance. -> MySQL HeatWave Lakehouse now supports metadata columns and KEY partitioning, enabling efficient data management and improved querying capabilities. For more details, visit social.ora.cl/6011hqyg3 Try MySQL HeatWave for free: social.ora.cl/6012hqygO

🚀 Migrating MySQL databases to the cloud just got easier! Announcing the MySQL HeatWave Migration Assistant—a new tool in MySQL Workbench to help you move on-prem MySQL databases to Oracle Cloud (OCI) quickly and seamlessly. Enjoy step-by-step guidance, fast parallel transfers, and minimal downtime. Learn more and start your migration today! social.ora.cl/6012hHpMQ

🚀 Reminder! Don’t miss our event on MySQL HeatWave’s latest AI & ML features! -> Learn how these advancements can enhance your data-driven decisions and boost business impact. -> Discover capabilities like MySQL AI, natural language to SQL (NL2SQL), and lakehouse support with Delta Lake integration. -> Hear from our partner SmarterD, who accelerated their roadmap by 12 months after migrating to Oracle HeatWave GenAI! Register now! social.ora.cl/6019hHZPb

✨ Join us for the MySQL Global Forum – Built on 30 Years of Innovation! Be part of this special online event as we celebrate three decades of MySQL excellence and explore the innovations shaping its future—including MySQL AI, MySQL Studio, and the Python SDK. Hear from industry experts and customers about their MySQL journeys. Don’t miss out—register today and help us celebrate MySQL’s legacy and future! social.ora.cl/6017hGRHV

✨ We have a new live streaming URL where you can catch all the incredible presentations happening at MySQL Belgian Days after the break! Don't miss out on valuable insights and discussions from experts in the field! social.ora.cl/6019hDLTf

🧨 We’re excited to share that you can now watch MySQL Belgian Days online! Catch every insightful session and presentation from this unique event—don’t miss out! Watch here: social.ora.cl/6019h8fpx

🚀 We are pleased to announce the availability of MySQL HeatWave 9.6.0. This release brings innovations for faster analytics, simpler AI workflows, and more flexible lakehouse loading. - MySQL HeatWave analytics: support for GROUPING SETS modifier lets specify multiple groupings of data in a single query, avoiding the need to do a UNION ALL across multiple queries. - Auto materialized views now let the optimizer automatically rewrite parts of queries to use existing materialized views for performance that can be orders of magnitude faster. - HeatWave AutoML and GenAI: The 'NL2ML' routine adds a new 'skip_generate' parameter so you can skip response generation and return only citations. This is ideal for integrating with external LLMs or MCP servers. - HeatWave Lakehouse: Support for nested data types (lists, maps, nested structures) in Parquet data. HeatWave loads such columns as flattened JSON. - A `VALIDATE ONLY` option when loading data (via `ALTER TABLE ... SECONDARY_LOAD`) validates data without loading any data. You can choose to validate all rows or a specified number of rows. -> See the Release Notes to learn more about the new features in MySQL HeatWave 9.6.0: social.ora.cl/6011hBBGz -> See the documentation: social.ora.cl/6014hBBGO -> Try MySQL HeatWave: social.ora.cl/6018hBBGr