Screaming in the Cloud

Replay - HeatWave and the Latest Evolution of MySQL with Nipun Agarwal

Dec 24, 2024

Nipun Agarwal, Senior Vice President of MySQL HeatWave Development at Oracle, discusses the innovative MySQL HeatWave and its seamless integration with AWS. He reveals how it streamlines transactions, analytics, and machine learning while cutting costs for users. Nipun also highlights Oracle's strategy to make database transitions more accessible, the significance of customer feedback, and the optimization of HeatWave for enhanced performance and competitive pricing. His insights make it clear why HeatWave stands out in the crowded database landscape.

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Quick takeaways

MySQL HeatWave optimizes performance on AWS, enabling streamlined transactions, analytics, and machine learning without needing separate systems.

Oracle's customer-centric approach, reflected in competitive pricing and feedback-driven product enhancements, lowers entry barriers for new users.

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MySQL HeatWave Integration on AWS

MySQL HeatWave is a managed MySQL service introduced by Oracle, designed for efficiency in processing transactions, analytics, and in-database machine learning. Unlike traditional MySQL services, this solution operates seamlessly without necessitating the migration of data to different database systems for analytics or machine learning applications. Customers can utilize a single MySQL database for various workloads, enhancing performance and simplifying data management. The integration of MySQL HeatWave on AWS aims to attract users migrating from other cloud platforms by offering favorable pricing structures and significant reductions in data egress fees.

Intro

2min

Unpacking MySQL HeatWave on AWS

15min

Streamlining Customer Experience with Cloud.MySQL

4min

Navigating AWS Contracts and Marketplace Solutions

4min

MySQL Autopilot and HeatWave Integration

5min

Optimizing MySQL HeatWave for Price Performance

4min

On this Screaming in the Cloud Replay, Corey is joined by Nipun Agarwal, Senior Vice President of MySQL HeatWave Development at Oracle, to discuss the release of MySQL HeatWave and how it will benefit users among the sea of database offerings on AWS. Nipun reveals why Oracle decided to develop HeatWave, how HeatWave is providing meaningful cost savings to users, and how HeatWave has been optimized for the cloud. Nipun explains how they’ve lowered the barriers to entry for new users of HeatWave, and Oracle’s focus on implementing customer feedback when developing new offerings.

Show Highlights

(0:00) Intro

(0:55) The Duckbill Group sponsor read

(1:28) The significance of HeatWave coming to AWS

(2:20) What is MySQL HeatWave?

(5:13) What jumped out to Corey during his conversations with Nipun on Oracle

(8:40) What’s “under the hood” of MySQL HeatWave

(14:12) How Oracle built out its pricing for MySQL HeatWave

(16:41) Why MySQL HeatWave doesn’t show up on AWS bills

(21:27) The Duckbill Group sponsor read

(22:09) Oracle’s historical customer base and the company’s credit system

(24:30) The point behind MySQL HeatWave

(27:51) How MySQL HeatWave runs

(33:53) Where you can find more from Nipun and Oracle

About Nipun Agarwal

Nipun Agarwal is a Senior Vice President, MySQL HeatWave and Advanced Development, Oracle. His interests include distributed data processing, machine learning, cloud technologies and security. Nipun was part of the Oracle Database team where he introduced a number of new features. He has been awarded over 170 patents., Nipun Agarwal is Senior Vice President of MySQL Database & HeatWave Development. He leads a global engineering organization responsible for Oracle’s MySQL innovations that enable organizations to use a single database for both transactional and analytical workloads. His interests include data processing, distributed systems, machine learning, cloud computing and security. Prior to his current position, Nipun was with Oracle Labs and the Oracle Database team, where he introduced a number of new features. He has been awarded over 175 patents.

Links

Oracle: https://oracle.com
MySQL HeatWave info: https://www.oracle.com/mysql/
MySQL Service on AWS and OCI login (Oracle account required): https://cloud.mysql.com

Original Episode

https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/screaming-in-the-cloud/heatwave-and-the-latest-evolution-of-mysql-with-nipun-agarwal/

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The Duckbill Group: duckbillgroup.com

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Screaming in the Cloud

Replay - HeatWave and the Latest Evolution of MySQL with Nipun Agarwal

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

MySQL HeatWave Integration on AWS

Optimization for AWS Architecture

Pricing Strategy and Customer Accessibility

Customer-Centric Development Approach

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