The instance type used has 8 vCPUs and are selected to support a larger number of database threads in a production workload.
| Instance Type | Resource Specs | Price Per Hour (us-east) |
|---|---|---|
| db.m5.2xlarge | 8 vCPUs, 32GB RAM | $0.68 (MySQL) ($0.71 PostgreSQL) |
| db.r6g.2xlarge | 8 vCPUs, 64GB RAM | $0.86 (MySQL) ($0.90 PostgresSQL) |
| db.r7g.2xlarge | 8 vCPUs, 64GB RAM | $0.96 (MySQL & PostgreSQL) |
This is a technical walkthrough of the vsql-extension-builder recently released May 28 at Percona Live Bay Area 2026 and found at https://github.com/villagesql/villagesql-skills . Highlights Install VillageSQL pre-built binary first Install SDK with pre-built binary second Install the skill Run it with your AI tool The output can be found at https://github.
AI-Assisted SQL Tuning Last week in his keynote speech at Percona Live Bay Area 2026 , Andy Pavlo presented Databases: The Final Boss of Agents and provided some useful insights into query optimization of simulated workloads leveraging AI.
At the MySQL BR Conference 2025 I had the opportunity to speak about Improving Your MySQL Security Posture. You can find a copy of my slides on my Presentations , and a Portugese (Brazil) translation.
