Alibaba Cloud database updates for June 2026 focus on practical wins.
This article introduces ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL 8.4, highlighting its extended long-term support, seamless backward compatibility, and deep AliSQL kernel optimizations for enterprise workloads.
May 2026 delivers a compelling mix of AI-native innovation and critical platform upgrades across Alibaba Cloud’s database portfolio.
This article introduces PolarDB-X Proxy, a high-performance database proxy for MySQL that enables read/write splitting, automatic failover, and massive concurrency handling.
AliSQL enhances MySQL with DuckDB-powered analytical instances for high-performance HTAP capabilities while maintaining full MySQL compatibility.
Alibaba Cloud Data Transmission Service (DTS) supports three task types: migration, synchronisation, and subscription, each with distinct mechanics and use cases.
This article explains how AliSQL natively supports high-density storage and efficient analysis by deeply integrating DuckDB while maintaining compatibility with the MySQL ecosystem.
AliSQL integrates DuckDB as a storage engine to add high-performance OLAP capabilities to MySQL while maintaining full compatibility.
This article examines how ApsaraDB RDS abstracts the operational responsibilities of self-managed relational database instance provisioning, high avai...
We see that currently there are 3 mainstream solutions running: pg_duckdb, pg_mooncake, and pg_lake.
The article explains how PolarDB-X's JDBC driver enables client-side high availability detection and automatic failover without external proxies.
Claude Code Rewrites PostgreSQL: Full Page Write vs. MySQL Doublewrite Buffer, 3× Performance Difference
This article debunks the outdated MySQL 5M-row single-table limit myth, explaining how modern B+Tree architecture and hardware make large tables fully viable.
This article introduces why MySQL B-tree height stays within 4–5 layers even with tens of billions of rows, debunking the myth that single tables must be sharded after 5 million rows.
In this article, we explore how to use RDS Copilot to analyze and optimize slow queries in a real e-commerce database scenario hosted on ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL.
This article introduces PostgreSQL's blink-tree implementation for high-concurrency B-tree operations using link pointers and optimized locking mechanisms.
This article explains the Join Reorder optimization algorithm used by DuckDB.
The article introduces PolarDB-X v2.4.2, featuring enhanced open-source ecosystem integration via new client drivers, the open-sourced polardbx-proxy,...
This article outlines a manual logical migration from self-managed MySQL to PolarDB-X Standard Edition, while strongly recommending DTS for safer, more efficient migration.
This article demonstrates several common use cases by using specific examples.
