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Updated on 2023-10-18 GMT+08:00

What Is GaussDB(for MySQL)?

GaussDB(for MySQL) is an enterprise-grade distributed database fully compatible with MySQL. Data functions virtualization (DFV) is used to decouple storage from compute and can auto scale up to 128 TB per instance. A failover can be performed within seconds. It provides the superior performance of a commercial database at the price of an open-source database.

GaussDB(for MySQL) currently supports the DB engines and versions listed in DB Engines and Versions.