Running MySQL 5.6? It reaches End Of Live Status in TWO MONTHS

  This is yet another reminder that MySQL 5.6 reaches End of Life status in February 2021.  I have been sending out such reminders since February of 2020. But in my presentations this year when I bring up the 5.6 EOL, there are a lot of users out there that are shocked to hear the news. In one of my November presentations (virtual) I had a very upset audience member who wondered why I was not making more of a big deal out of the EOL date.

    Wikipedia says ""End-of-life" ("EOL") is a term used with respect to a product supplied to customers, indicating that the product is in the end of its useful life (from the vendor's point of view), and a vendor stops marketing, selling, or rework sustaining it. (The vendor may simply intend to limit or end support for the product.)" 

What does this mean those of you running MySQL 5.6 will not be getting bug fixes, will find it much harder to get support, and will get social ostracized by all. Well, maybe not that last one.  But you life is going to be tougher.  As someone who loves old cars I can attest that even the simplest of spare parts or practical repair knowledge on unique features gets much harder to find over time.  And like my buddy who still supports dBase II, you will find your world curtailed.

So please upgrade to MySQL 5.7 or better yet 8.0.   Those of you running 5.7 can use the upgrade checker utility to help you upgrade to 8.0.

Utah Oracle Users Group December 3rd presentation on New MySQL 8.0 Features

 Want to learn more about new features in MySQL 8.0? The folks at the Utah Oracle Users Group are opening their December 03, 2020 meeting to all.  It will run from 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Mountain Time. 

Please RSVP https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89659298608?pwd=QVhIRDcvV0EwNnF

Live Events This Week and More Basic Videos

    The Granite State Code Camp is this Saturday November 14th and I will be speaking on new Features in MySQL 8.

    Sadly Babbletech is going to be canceled but you can catch my talk on MySQL Indexes and Histograms that was recorded at the All Things Open Conference. 

  And I am slowly adding more videos to my Dave's MySQL Basics series for beginners.  Please see them on Youtube or Github. If you have a subject you want to see sooner than I have planned, please let me know!

MySQL 5.6 End of Life Reminder

 This is a reminder that MySQL 5.6 reaches End of Life status in February 2021.  I have been sending out such reminders since February of this year. But in my presentations this year when I bring up the 5.6 EOL, there are a lot of users out there that are surprised to hear the news.

    Wikipedia says ""End-of-life" ("EOL") is a term used with respect to a product supplied to customers, indicating that the product is in the end of its useful life (from the vendor's point of view), and a vendor stops marketing, selling, or rework sustaining it. (The vendor may simply intend to limit or end support for the product.)" 

So those of you running MySQL 5.6 will not be getting bug fixes, will find it much harder to get support, and will get social ostracized by all. Well, maybe not that last one.  But you life is going to be tougher.  As someone who loves old cars I can attest that even the simplest of spare parts or practical repair knowledge on unique features gets much harder over time.  And like my buddy who still supports dBase II, you will find your world curtailed.

So please upgrade to MySQL 5.7 or better yet 8.0.   Those of you running 5.7 can use the upgrade checker utility to help you upgrade to 8.0.