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MARIADB X4 BRINGS SMART TRANSACTIONS TO OPEN SOURCE DATABASE

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OPEN SOURCE DATABASE VENDOR MARIADB UPDATES ITS FLAGSHIP PLATFORM WITH NEW
FEATURES TO ENABLE THE CONVERGENCE OF TRANSACTIONAL AND ANALYTICAL DATABASES.

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Published: 16 Jan 2020

MariaDB has come a long way from its MySQL database roots. The open source
database vendor released its new MariaDB X4 platform, providing users with
"smart transactions" technology to enable both analytical and transactional
databases.



MariaDB, based in Redwood City, Calif., was founded in 2009 by the original
creator of MySQL, Monty Widenius, as a drop-in replacement for MySQL, after
Widenius grew disillusioned with the direction that Oracle was taking the open
source database.

Oracle acquired MySQL via its acquisition of Sun Microsystems in 2008. Now, in
2020, MariaDB still uses the core MySQL database protocol, but the MariaDB
database has diverged significantly in other ways that are manifest in the X4
platform update.

The MariaDB X4 release, unveiled Jan. 14, puts the technology squarely in the
cloud-native discussion, notably because MariaDB is allowing for specific
workloads to be paired with specific storage types at the cloud level, said
James Curtis, senior analyst of data, AI and analytics at 451 Research.

"There are a lot of changes that they implemented, including new and improved
storage engines, but the thing that stands out are the architectural adjustments
made that blend row and columnar storage at a much deeper level -- a change
likely to appeal to many customers," Curtis said.

MariaDB

MariaDB X4 database architecture



MARIADB X4 SMART TRANSACTIONS CONVERGES DATABASE FUNCTIONS

The divergence with MySQL has ramped up over the past three years, said Shane
Johnson, senior director of product marketing at MariaDB. In recent releases
MariaDB has added Oracle database compatibility, which MySQL does not include,
he noted.

In addition, MariaDB's flagship platform provides a database firewall and
dynamic data masking, both features designed to improve security and data
privacy. The biggest difference today, though, between MariaDB and MySQL is how
MariaDB supports pluggable storage engines, which gain new functionality in the
X4 update.

> The thing that stands out are the architectural adjustments made that blend
> row and columnar storage at a much deeper level -- a change likely to appeal
> to many customers. James CurtisSenior analyst of data, AI and analytics, 451
> Research

Previously when using the pluggable storage engine, users would deploy an
instance of MariaDB for transactional use cases with the InnoDB storage engine
and another instance with the ColumnStore columnar storage engine for analytics,
Johnson explained.

In earlier releases, a Change Data Capture process synchronized those two
databases. In the MariaDB X4 update, transactional and analytical features have
been converged in an approach that MariaDB calls smart transactions.

"So, when you install MariaDB, you get all the existing storage engines, as well
as ColumnStore, allowing you to mix and match to use row and columnar data to do
transactions and analytics, very simply, and very easily," Johnson said.


MARIADB X4 ALIGNS CLOUD STORAGE

Another new capability in MariaDB X4 is the ability to more efficiently use
cloud storage back ends.

"Each of the storage mediums is optimized for a different workload," Johnson
said.

For example, Johnson noted that Amazon Web Service's S3 is a good fit for
analytics, because of its high-availability and capacity. He added that for
transactional applications with row-based storage, Amazon Elastic Block Store
(EBS) is a better fit. The ability to mix and match both EBS and S3 in the
MariaDB X4 platform makes it easier for users to consolidate both analytics and
transactional workloads in the database.

"The update for X4 is not so much that you can run MariaDB in the cloud, because
you've always been able to do that, but rather that you can run it with smart
transactions and have it optimized for cloud storage services," Johnson said.


MARIADB DATABASE AS A SERVICE (DBAAS) IS COMING

MariaDB said it plans to expand its portfolio further this year.

The core MariaDB open source community project is currently at version 10.4,
with plans for version 10.5, which will include the smart transactions
capabilities, to debut sometime in the coming weeks, according to MariaDB.

The new smart transaction capabilities have already landed in the MariaDB
Enterprise 10.4 update. The MariaDB Enterprise Server has more configuration
settings and hardening for enterprise use cases.

The full MariaDB X4 platform goes a step further with the MariaDB MaxScale
database proxy, which provides automatic failover, transaction replay and a
database firewall, as well as utilities that developers need to build database
applications.

Johnson noted that traditionally new features tend to land in the community
version first, but as it happened, during this cycle MariaDB developers were
able to get the features into the enterprise release quicker.

MariaDB has plans to launch a new DBaaS product this year. Users can already
deploy MariaDB to a cloud of choice on their own. MariaDB also has a managed
service that provides full management for a MariaDB environment.

"With the managed service, we take care of everything for our customers, where
we deploy MariaDB on their cloud of choice and we will manage it, administer it,
operate and upgrade, it," Johnson said. "We will have our own database as a
service rolling out this year, which will provide an even better option."

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