10 reasons to migrate to MariaDB (if still using MySQL)
https://seravo.fi/2015/10-reasons-to-migrate-to-mariadb-if-still-using-mysql
MariaDB versus MySQL – Features
https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb/mariadb-vs-mysql-features/
MariaDB versus MySQL – Compatibility
https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb/mariadb-vs-mysql-compatibility/
MariaDB vs MySQL on Amazon’s AWS RDS
http://cloudacademy.com/blog/mariadb-vs-mysql-aws-rds/
MariaDB 10.1 and MySQL 5.7 performance on commodity hardware
https://mariadb.org/maria-10-1-mysql-5-7-commodity-hardware/