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MariaDB Layoffs

February 2023

MariaDB announced a layoff affecting 0 employees (8% of its workforce) in February 2023. The company operates in the Data sector.

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Feb 1, 2023

About

MariaDB, the open-source database company, has laid off approximately 26 employees, which represents about 19% of its workforce. This restructuring, announced in early 2024, is part of a strategic shift to focus on its core SkySQL cloud database service and achieve profitability. The layoffs, affecting the broader technology and database software industry, follow a period of financial challenges for the publicly traded company as it adapts to competitive cloud market dynamics.