MariaDB in the news

MariaDB has an estimated 2024 ARR of $14M and has raised $124.1M in total funding over 9 rounds, with the latest being a $25M Series C in 2020.

MariaDB is facing renewed questions about the open-source future of its Galera clustering technology as MySQL Galera Cluster's support ends, prompting discussions on migration and the company's proprietary developments.

MariaDB server has a critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-49261) in `wsrep_notify_cmd` that allows remote code execution, fixed in recent updates.

MariaDB outperforms MySQL with 38% faster TPS and 15x fewer CVEs, while also offering more features in its community edition and significant cost savings.

MariaDB acquired GridGain Systems to integrate in-memory computing and Apache Ignite, aiming to enhance real-time data access for AI applications and simplify the data stack for developers.

MariaDB acquires in-memory computing pioneer GridGain to enhance data processing for AI agents and solidify its hybrid cloud platform capabilities.

MariaDB is acquiring GridGain Systems to integrate in-memory data processing technology into its database, aiming to provide high-performance, sub-millisecond data infrastructure for AI and other demanding workloads.

MariaDB is acquiring GridGain to enhance its database performance for AI workloads by addressing the AI Latency Gap.

MariaDB has introduced new features such as Oracle compatibility, AI-related tools, enhanced JSON support, expanded optimizer hints, and a new XML type, diverging significantly from its MySQL origins.

MariaDB acquired Clustrix to improve its scalable, high-availability database solutions and reduce customer dependence on Oracle.

MariaDB introduces ColumnStore, a high-performance, open source big data analytics engine unifying transactional and analytic workloads with real-time data streaming capabilities.

MariaDB Enterprise introduces advanced security features and a Security Audit service to enhance data protection and performance for enterprises.

MariaDB offers a $25K challenge to prove its distributed SQL database Xpand outperforms competitors in throughput and latency.

MariaDB's SkySQL cloud database service won the 2023 DEVIES Award for innovation and scalability in data storage and management.

MariaDB 10.3.7 release brings major stability, new storage engine features, performance improvements, and enhanced security support.

The article compares traditional keyword-based search with semantic search, highlighting their differences and advising on which to choose based on use case and data.

MariaDB emphasizes that AI integration is hindered by slow, scattered data access despite fast models and hardware.

Exasol and MariaDB have partnered to integrate Exasol's analytics engine into MariaDB's platform, delivering high-performance real-time analytics and expanding Exasol's market reach.

MariaDB and Exasol partnered to deliver a high-performance, cost-efficient analytics solution integrated into MariaDB's platform for large-scale, complex data queries.

MariaDB Enterprise Platform 2026 integrates transactional, analytical, and AI database engines with native AI features and serverless cloud support to speed up agentic AI application development.