Michael Widenius | |
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 Michael "Monty" Widenius, 2019 | |
| Born | Ulf Michael Widenius 3 March 1962 |
| Other names | Monty |
| Occupations | |
| Children | 3, My, Max and Maria, whose names inspired MySQL, MaxDB and MariaDB. |
| Website | monty-says |
Ulf Michael Widenius (born 3 March 1962), also known as Monty, is a Finnish software programmer. He is the main author of the original version of the open source MySQL database, a founding member of the MySQL AB company and CTO of the MariaDB Corporation AB. Additionally, he is a founder and general partner at venture capital firm OpenOcean.