What Happened to the MySQL Query Cache?
An OurSQL Foundation webinar: Marcelo Altmann of Readyset on why the MySQL Query Cache was removed, and how a transparent query cache can deliver fast, correct reads.
A free online session from the OurSQL Foundation, on November 18, 2026, at 10:00 AM ET / 16:00 CET. Marcelo Altmann, Senior Software Engineer at Readyset, revisits why the MySQL Query Cache failed, why key/value caches took over, and how Readyset combines ideas from both to deliver low-latency reads while maintaining correctness.
Full details are on the webinar page.
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