MySQL introduced a JSON data type with MySQL 5.7 and it has proven to be a popular feature plus there are big improvements in MySQL 8! . It proved you with a gigabyte of storage in a column of a row in your table. There are over over two dozen functions to support this data type. This session will cover the basics of the data type, how to use the many functions, and also an introduction to the MySQL JSON Document Store where you no longer need SQL to talk to your MySQL server