Open-source dreams collide with enterprise rails in the MySQL story. At Oracle AI World 2025, the chatter centers on MySQL, AI, and an open-source future [1].
Open-Source Promise — Open-source advocates want MySQL to stay open and flexible for AI workloads, plugin ecosystems, and community governance, but enterprise features, certified support, and performance SLAs sometimes pull the project toward paid tiers [1].
WebAssembly in Action — Post 2 confirms WebAssembly support in MySQL; the note hints that it’s aimed at cloud/enterprise products first [2]. This move could let developers ship sandboxed logic near the data without heavy migrations.
Average Database Claim — Average Database proclaims to be the "best free-est, open source data platform" [3]. That framing adds pressure on MySQL to prove it can compete as a truly open platform in AI-era data tasks.
Together, they sketch a future where MySQL threads AI-friendly features through the core, pets in in-database code via WebAssembly, and navigates a market that prizes open-source openness alongside enterprise reliability. The AI era will test whether openness can coexist with profitability—and whether Oracle and friends can deliver the right balance for developers and enterprises alike [1][2][3].
Watch how Oracle, MySQL, and the broader open-source data ecosystem shape AI-driven data workloads next.
References
My Impressions from Oracle AI World 2025 – MySQL, AI, and Its Open Source Future
Impressions from Oracle AI World 2025; discusses MySQL, AI integration, open source direction, and future possibilities.
View sourceOracle announces WebAssembly support in MySQL
Oracle announces WebAssembly integration for MySQL; likely in cloud/enterprise 9.4; user questions availability
View sourceAverage Database: the best free-est, open source data platform
Promotes an open-source data platform; claims it is the best free data platform.
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