New on the MySQL Blog: MySQL Community Engagement in Brazil and Europe. This fall, Heather VanCura is connecting with MySQL users, developers, DBAs, customers, contributors, and community leaders across Brazil and Europe. The blog highlights upcoming stops in São Paulo, London, Amsterdam, and Glasgow, with conversations focused on community engagement, roadmap transparency, feedback, collaboration, and technical contribution. Read the blog to see where MySQL will be connecting with the community next: social.ora.cl/6012BGbVUn

Join MySQL on October 8 for the AMS DB October meetup in Amsterdam. Hosted by the MySQL team at Oracle together with the AMS DB meetup group, this evening will bring the community together for MySQL technical content, discussion, refreshments, and networking. The program includes: 👉 The Path to MySQL Open Innovation — Heather VanCura 👉 MySQL technical session — Matthias Crauwels Heather will share how MySQL is entering a new phase of community engagement, open collaboration, and contribution following the MySQL 9.7 Community Edition release. Technical session details are being finalized, so reserve your place now and watch for more updates. Date: October 8, 2026 Doors open: 17:45 Program: 18:00–20:00 Register here: social.ora.cl/6017BGRW6b

London MySQL community: join us for the UKOUG & MySQL Community Meetup on September 29. This afternoon meetup will bring together MySQL users, developers, DBAs, contributors, and database community members for MySQL updates, technical content, discussion, and networking. The agenda already includes: 👉 The Path to MySQL Open Innovation — Heather VanCura 👉 The Next Chapter of MySQL: 9.7 LTS & MySQL Community Server social.ora.cl/6012BGRmxa Releases — Ivan Ma Additional agenda and venue updates are being finalized and will be reflected on the registration page soon, so reserve your place now and watch for more details. Date: September 29, 2026 Location: London, United Kingdom Learn more and register: social.ora.cl/6016BGRmx0

Exciting news for the MySQL community — our next meetup is scheduled for October 28! 🐬 Join MySQL users, developers, DBAs, contributors, and community members for an opportunity to connect, share knowledge, discuss practical MySQL topics, and continue building the community together. Follow the community channels for meetup details and register yourself: Facebook: social.ora.cl/6014BGRmBQ LinkedIn: social.ora.cl/6017BGRmBx

NYC MySQL community: join us for MySQL NYC: Open Innovation Meets AI on September 16. We’re bringing together MySQL users, developers, DBAs, contributors, and community members for an evening of MySQL updates, technical sessions, discussion, and networking at the Chrysler Building. Sessions include: • The Path to MySQL Open Innovation — Heather VanCura • MySQL for AI, Present and Future — Philip Antoniades Date: September 16, 2026 Time: 17:30–20:00 EDT Location: Chrysler Building | New York City Pizza and refreshments will be provided. Please bring ID to enter the building. RSVP here: social.ora.cl/6014BGJPRK

That sounds like a perfect use case. 💾 Hope the recording gives you some useful ideas for the next heavy database read challenge!

MySQL Community engagement is moving into its next phase. In her new blog, Heather VanCura shares how MySQL is creating clearer ways for the community to participate, collaborate, and help shape the future of MySQL. The post covers the new MySQL governance model, the planned MySQL Steering Committee, GitHub Discussions, roadmap transparency, bug backlog visibility, Contributor Summits, and the continued focus on open collaboration across the MySQL ecosystem. Join the conversation, explore the roadmap, and help build the next chapter of MySQL innovation. 🐬 social.ora.cl/6018BDcaSI

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