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Vettabase Blog: A Hub of Articles on MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL and Cassandra
We at Vettabase are advocates of open source software and mindset. Our team believes in transparency, knowledge sharing and professional discussions (though we had to enable moderation for commentaries to avoid spam). We appreciate sharing and quoting our blog posts, but please always refer to Vettabase and the author.
Enhancing MySQL Security: Data-at-Rest Encryption with the Keyring Plugin
In this article, we'll explain why encrypting tablespaces and binary logs in MySQL is so important. Do expect step-by-step guidelines and practical examples demonstrating common risks coming with non-encryption.
Validating rows with CHECK constraints in MariaDB
Relational databases provide several ways to validate data. CHECK constraints are a powerful tool for in-database data validation. Their impact on performance is minimal, if any. In this article we’ll discuss MariaDB support for CHECK constraints. Note that the CHECK syntax and semantics are the same for most relational databases.
MariaDB ColumnStore SQL limitations
MariaDB ColumnStore is an extremely fast and scalable solution for analytics built on MariaDB, which Vettabase supports. MariaDB ColumnStore inherits the MariaDB SQL dialect, and many MariaDB features. However, numerous MariaDB features are not available for the ColumnStore storage engine. In some cases the reason is that they don’t apply
Installing MariaDB ColumnStore on Ubuntu, for production
Let’s see how to install MariaDB ColumnStore (single node) on Ubuntu. Let’s also prepare the system to run ColumnStore with good performance, as we should always do in production. The following steps should work on any modern Ubuntu version up to and including 24.04 LTS. Installing and configuring MariaDB and
3 ways to select rows from a query result in SQL
What are the 3 ways to select rows from a query result in SQL? When you need a subquery or a view? Read more in this article!
Writing User Defined Functions for MariaDB in Go
Sometimes standard DBMS functionality is not enough, and we seek to extend it. Most database systems, including MariaDB, support some method of creating User Defined Functions (UDFs), but what is a UDF? UDF definition and examples A UDF is simply a user created function with custom logic for use in
Why managers should learn and use SQL
SQL is the language of data. You write a query, a single sentence in a language that resembles English, and you obtain the data you need. It’s supported by the majority of databases, and the language is pretty standard. If you have a query that works on Oracle, most probably
MariaDB 11.4 LTS review: cost-based optimiser, autoconfigured SSL and more
MariaDB released a new Long Term Support version as Generally Available: 11.4. So I feel it’s time to resume my ongoing project of reviewing MariaDB new versions. I didn’t review recent MariaDB versions, but this doesn’t mean I wanted to cease my reviews. My commitment is to review Long Term
New project: Awesome MariaDB list
At Vettabase, we’re delighted to announce our new project, sponsored by MariaDB Foundation: the Awesome MariaDB list on GitHub! We already interact with the MariaDB Foundation as Technology Partners, and this project is the newest outcome of our long-time friendship. Awsome lists are GitHub repositories that contain a curated collection
How to query a REST API with MariaDB CONNECT engine
Querying a remote REST API directly from the database: does it sound like pure madness? Some people will surely answer that yes, it does. So, first of all, let me spend a paragraph to show some great benefits of doing so. Then I’ll show you how to query a REST
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