2020 was a very eventful year at MySQL. Now that we just started 2021, this is a great time to look back at everything we accomplished in 2020, from the anniversary celebrations to the year's best webinars, the best events, the best customer quotes, the best new product addition, the best animated videos, the best social media contribution, the best social media posts and of course, Larry’s best quote and many more. Here is our "Best of 2020," enjoy! (We'd love to see your favorites too. Feel free to share your favorites with us in the comment section)
1. 2020 was our MySQL 25th anniversary which we shared and celebrated with our friends from Java and PHP. Watch the animated video that celebrates 25 years of community contribution and loyal customers and users.
2. Introduction of MySQL Database Service with HeatWave. The launch generated over 100 news media articles. Read the full press release and Watch the official launch event
3. First Oracle Developer Live event fully dedicated to MySQL. The event generated over 12k attendees and many more viewers on YouTube. So, we’ll call it the best MySQL event of the year. You can visualize the 11 sessions online at: https://developer.oracle.com/developer-live/mysql/
4. Larry Ellison's awesome quote about the new MySQL Database Service introduction with HeatWave analytics engine. We’ll call it the best MySQL quote of the year.
5. Top 2020 cloud webinars
6. Top 2020 on-premises webinars
7. Top 2020 cloud blog posts
8. Top 2020 on-premises blog posts
8. Top customer video testimonials
9. Best new feature from the MySQL Certification and Training team
10. Best Social Media contribution: MySQL Database Service in Forza Horizon 4
11. Coolest videos
12. 2020 Product Releases
13. Top white papers
14. 2020 Top Customer Cases Studies