{"id":74762,"date":"2026-07-31T06:12:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T12:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/?p=74762"},"modified":"2026-07-31T06:46:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T12:46:53","slug":"scalahosting-mariadb-foundation-sponsorship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/scalahosting-mariadb-foundation-sponsorship\/","title":{"rendered":"ScalaHosting Becomes a Gold Sponsor of MariaDB Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ScalaHosting has become a Gold Sponsor of MariaDB Foundation, the independent non-profit that operates the MariaDB Server – the open-source database behind the sites we host.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sponsorship is in the form of financial support for community-led development. It is not a claim on features, releases, or special access. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the businesses we host, it means the database their site runs on has independent governance and funded, continuing maintenance behind it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What has ScalaHosting announced<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

ScalaHosting has joined the MariaDB Foundation as a Gold Sponsor<\/strong>. If you have never heard of the Foundation, that is normal – most site owners never come across it. It is the global non-profit organization responsible for the stewardship of MariaDB Server. Its job is to keep the software open, maintained, and continuing: supporting the open-source project, coordinating community development, and protecting the continuity and openness of MariaDB Server. The Foundation is funded by the organizations that depend on it, and ScalaHosting is now one of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Hosting providers play an essential role in turning open-source software into something millions of organizations can use<\/em>,” said Anna Widenius, CEO of MariaDB Foundation. “ScalaHosting combines extensive hosting experience with a strong focus on managed infrastructure and customer support. Their Gold Sponsorship helps us strengthen the MariaDB adoption at one of its most important entry points: the environments where websites and applications are actually built and operated.<\/em>“<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can read MariaDB Foundation’s announcement<\/strong><\/a> in full for the Foundation’s own account of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why we’re doing this<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The reason for our sponsorship is simple, and it is the same reason why we take reliability seriously everywhere else. MariaDB Server is the default database on every SPanel server we run, and it stands behind the high-availability clusters we operate. Our platform leans on it every day. Supporting the body that keeps it healthy is a small, sensible thing to do for software we already trust with so much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Reliability is the core promise of managed hosting, and MariaDB has been a dependable foundation for our platform for years. It is the default database on every SPanel server, and it powers our hosting clusters through Galera and MaxScale. Sponsoring MariaDB Foundation is a natural step for us: we depend on MariaDB Server every day, and we want to support the open, community-driven development that keeps it strong<\/em>,” said Vlad Georgiev, co-founder of ScalaHosting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What this means for your business<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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This is the part worth reading slowly, because it is easy to assume the wrong thing. If you run a bakery, a legal practice, or an online shop with a few thousand products, you probably never think about the database underneath your site – and you should not have to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The benefit here is not that anything gets faster, and it is not that we receive something other people don’t. Nothing about the sponsorship works that way. MariaDB Foundation is a neutral steward of an open-source project, and the software stays open to everyone on the same terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The benefit is durability<\/strong>. The database your business runs on is maintained by an independent body with a mandate to keep it open and continuing, and your host now has a direct stake in that continuation. When you are choosing where to run your business for the next five years, that fact matters more than most of the features that get top billing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What we’ll explore together<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Beyond the funding itself, MariaDB Foundation and ScalaHosting will explore opportunities around MariaDB education, hosting guidance, technical content, and greater visibility for MariaDB within managed hosting environments. ScalaHosting will also join the Foundation’s network of technology companies that support MariaDB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are areas to explore, not commitments. We will share more if and when there is something concrete to show – and not before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What doesn’t change<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Nothing about how you use your site changes, and there is nothing you need to do. Your sites keep running exactly as they do now. This is simply ScalaHosting putting support behind software it already relies on – and being open with customers about it, because that is the kind of thing worth being open about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FAQ<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> What is a Gold Sponsor of MariaDB Foundation?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A:<\/strong> It means ScalaHosting provides financial support to MariaDB Foundation, the non-profit that stewards MariaDB Server. Gold is the sponsorship tier. That support funds community-led development; it does not buy features, releases, or special access of any kind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Does this change anything about my hosting?<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A:<\/strong> No. There is no action to take, and nothing about how you use your sites changes. Your database and your site keep working exactly as they did before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Does ScalaHosting now get MariaDB features before other people?<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A:<\/strong> No. The sponsorship supports independent, community-led development. MariaDB Foundation is a neutral steward of an open-source project, and the software remains open to everyone on the same terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Why does ScalaHosting support MariaDB Foundation?<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A:<\/strong> Because MariaDB Server is the default database on every SPanel server we run, and we depend on it every day. Helping fund the community-led development that keeps it open and continuing is a natural step for a company that trusts it with so much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n