Facebook's MySQL 8.0 migration highlighted issues that are common to enterprise system upgrades. We take a closer look at the lessons that Facebook learned and how it could smooth out the process ...

We also noticed this issue while upgrading from MySQL 5.7 to MySQL 8.0. Since MySQL 5.7 is becoming deprecated in October 2023, this becomes a bigger concern.

Prior to MySQL 8.0, the data dictionary was stored in metadata files, non-transactional tables, and storage-engine specific transactional tables, and was accessed from the INFORMATION_SCHEMA tables.

Hi! I work at Fly.io, where we convert Docker images to Firecracker VM's. This has worked great for MySQL users until the current (as I write this) release of MySQL. The current tag mysql:8 (which is ...

Facebook outlined its migration to MySQL 8.0, a bevy of headaches and a timeline that highlights those upgrades can be a pain even for a company known for its engineering prowess and scale.