The document summarizes new features in MariaDB AX, an open-source analytics platform. Key updates include: improved high availability and disaster recovery with GlusterFS support and parallel backup/restore; enhanced analytics capabilities like user-defined aggregate and window functions; and streamlined data ingestion with streaming and bulk data adapters for loading data from sources like Kafka and applications in real-time or batch. The platform provides scalable analytics on MariaDB ColumnStore through features like distributed storage, parallel queries, and automatic partitioning.