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Learn about MySQL 6.0

 Ready to power the most demanding online database applications

The Falcon Transactional Storage Engine

The next generation of the world's most popular open source database platform is ready for pre-production testing. MySQL 6.0 supplies more reliability, performance, and ease-of-use enhancements, starting with the new Falcon transactional storage engine.

Free On-Demand Web Seminar:
The Falcon Storage Engine in MySQL Server 6.0 »


Falcon Feature Preview

  • ACID transaction compliant
  • Crash recovery
  • User-defined tablespaces
  • High-speed data caches
  • Advanced B-Tree indexes
  • Performance/diagnostic monitoring tables
  • Simplified configuration
 The Falcon Transactional Storage Engine Diagram

Understanding Falcon Series

Help with MySQL 6.0

Get involved with MySQL 6.0 by testing the pre-production release and providing feedback/bug reports. Our Quality Contribution Program will reward you with various benefits for helping ensure that MySQL continues to offer the highest possible quality in all the products we make available. Download the release and get started today!

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Talk About MySQL 6.0

Tell us how you plan to use Falcon for your applications and you may win a free full conference pass to the next MySQL User's Conference!

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