We have a dedicated team of MySQL developers (yes, these are separate from our consulting team -- they are fulltime MySQL developers, often working on emerging technologies) who solve difficult problems with custom patches, alterations to storage engines, and more. What can we do for you? Well, for instance we can customize MySQL for better performance on a specific workload. We can also support your own MySQL development efforts. Whether you're developing a storage engine and need help with QA or performance, or whether you just need a custom feature, we may be able to help.

Here are some examples of things we've done or are doing:

• Custom features (e.g. InnoDB statistics in the slow query log).
• Bug fixes -- have a bug that's causing you trouble and isn't getting fixed? Ask us.
• Backporting patches and bugfixes to earlier versions -- so you can get your fixes without having to upgrade to the newest MySQL version.
• Backporting features to older versions of MySQL.
• Implementing or advising on storage engines.
• Evaluating and validating performance. For example, benchmarking your custom storage engine, or benchmarking new hardware. We work with some of Silicon Valley's most innovative startups to validate their revolutionary new products ands give invaluable feedback on their market plans. If you're developing a new product -- be it hardware or software -- ask us how our real-world experience can help you assess your product's strengths and weaknesses as early as possible.
• Performance benchmarks of all kinds.

Our team has extraordinary expertise. These are not ordinary C++ programmers who have merely been asked to work on MySQL. We certainly have one of the world's best MySQL development teams outside of MySQL themselves, with especially deep knowledge of InnoDB internals.

Cost: varies with the engagement. Ask to speak to our team leader.