The Next Era of Open Source: From MySQL’s Legacy to MariaDB’s Future
October 27, 2026 at 8 a.m. PT and 5 p.m. CET
MySQL helped define an era of open source and became the foundation for some of the world’s most important applications. But enterprise requirements are changing. Cloud architectures, evolving workloads, new approaches to scalability, and increasing scrutiny around cost and licensing are reshaping what organizations need from their databases.
Join a panel of former Oracle MySQL engineers, architects, and sales leaders who are now at MariaDB for a candid conversation about what they learned helping build and grow MySQL and why they believe MariaDB is where the next chapter is being written.They’ll share insights from their years in the MySQL ecosystem, their perspectives on where the database market is headed, and what they’re building at MariaDB to solve the challenges enterprises face today.
What you’ll learn:
Why database veterans chose MariaDB: Hear what attracted former MySQL leaders to MariaDB and why they believe its technology, strategy, and open source approach are positioned for what enterprises need next.
What’s changing in the enterprise database market: Explore how cloud, scalability, AI-era workloads, licensing, and evolving application requirements are changing the database decisions organizations make.
Lessons from the front lines: Hear real-world stories from large-scale MySQL environments, the technical and operational challenges teams encountered, and how those experiences are influencing what MariaDB is building today.
What’s next for MariaDB: Get an insider’s perspective on the innovation happening across MariaDB — and how the team is approaching scalability, cloud, distributed architectures, flexibility, and the future of open source databases.
