“Apache Ignite is an incubating Apache project, which provides a high-performance, distributed in-memory data management software layer between various data sources and applications.”–Nikita Ivanov

I have interviewed Nikita Ivanov, founder and CTO of GridGain Systems. Main topic of the interview is the new release of Apache Ignite.

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Q1. In your opinion, what are the main differences between an In-Memory Database, an In-Memory Data Grid and an In-Memory Data Fabric?

Nikita Ivanov: The main difference between in-memory databases (IMDB) and in-memory data grids is that IMDBs support only SQL (or some proprietary NoSQL dialect) while most Data Grids (IMDG) support ​multiple ways to access and process data. In …

Oracle's MySQL team runs monthly webinars in English, and occasionally in other languages. You now have the opportunity to attend the following webinars:

• MySQL for Oracle DBAs:
  • In Korean, Thursday, March 5
  • In Japanese, Tuesday, March 10
  • In Chinese, Tuesday, March 12
• …

Wed, 2015-02-25 17:34Colin Charles

I can’t remember how many SCALE’s I’ve had the pleasure of speaking at, but the events keep on getting bigger and better (I think SCALE might have even outgrown the Hilton LAX).

However, at most of these events, they’re not just for talks, but the enriching hallway track. From a community standpoint, I think SCALE is probably the most important event in North America (mainly because of price; OSCON is firmly on my calendar too, but costs a lot more). It’s EU counterpart is FOSDEM in Brussels.

I spoke about MySQL in the Hosted Cloud, focusing largely on Amazon RDS, Google Cloud …

Wed, 2015-02-25 10:26juergengiesel

Team MariaDB is touring across several European regions again with the theme "Scaling at its Best!". Beside product pitches our technical experts will help you understand how to take advantage of the wide range of new features and enhancements available now in MariaDB 10, MaxScale and other MariaDB solutions. They will share tips & tricks to help you get the most out of your database. You will also discover what’s coming up next in MariaDB and the MariaDB ecosystem.

We will start next week Tuesday in Helsinki where Patrik Sallner (MariaDB CEO), Michael "Monty" Widenius (MySQL inventor and MariaDB Board Member) and Rasmus Johansson (MariaDB VP Engineering) are among the listed speakers. On Thursday we will continue in Stockholm. More dates and locations are listed below.

Furthermore you will learn about the latest features of the Galera Cluster 4.0 release. IBM will be sharing …

We are pleased to invite you to the next SMUG meeting which will be hold on April 28th in Stockholm, please find more details below:

• Where: King, Sveavägen 44, Stockholm, Sweden
• When: Tuesday, April 28 at 3:00pm - 6:00pm 
• Agenda:
  • Partitioning your data and partition news in MySQL 5.7 - Matthias Jonsson, developer in InnoDB team
  • New optimizer cost model in MySQL 5.7 - Martin Hansson, developer in MySQL optimizer team.
• Registration pages:
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn

We are pleased to invite everyone who is around to the first MySQL User Group Nigeria (Coders234) which will happen on March 4, 2015 (not March 2, 2015 as was announced previously, the date has been changed). Please find details about the MUG meeting below:

• Date: March 4, 2015 
• Time: 10am-1pm 
• Place: Cyber Mate Rijiyan Zaki BUK New Site Road Kano, Nigeria  
• Agenda:  
  • 10am - 11am: MySQL From the web to the Cloud 
  • 11am - 1pm: Effectively Deploy MySQL Applications on Windows 
• Meetup link
• Registration

Please come to join this KickOff meeting and learn on how MySQL fit the cloud computing revolution and how deploy MySQL Applications on Windows.  

Have designs on Percona Live this April in Silicon Valley? Send them to us! The winning entry will appear on a cool limited edition t-shirt that we’ll award to a few dozen lucky recipients at our booth’s new Percona T-Shirt Bar. The winner will also get a t-shirt, of course, along with a pair “Beats by Dre” headphones!

That’s right: We’re calling on the creative types within the MySQL community …

Triggers are named objects that contain code.You create triggers within a database and associate them with a specific table. They are activated automatically for each row when table data is modified. You can use triggers to examine data, verify deletes or updates, modify data that is out of range, log data modifications, and create summaries as data is modified.

Learn more about triggers and many other topics by attending the MySQL for Developers course. You can take this 5-day instructor-led training course as a:

• Live-Virtual Event: Attend a live event from your own desk, no travel required. Choose from a selection of events on the schedule to suit different timezones. Start dates already on the schedule include 25 May 2015 delivered in Traditional …

Itchy Ninja Software is pleased to announce the release of Analyst for MySQL v1.1. Revolutionize the way you work and administrate MySQL, MariaDB, and Percona XtraDB installations.

Make More Efficient Use of Your Time

Gathering all of the metrics to diagnose a database installation is a very time consuming process, and many simply do not have the experience to know where to begin. With Analyst for MySQL, you will be able to get your hands on hundreds of metrics within moments. It really takes all of the guesswork, as well as tedious long sessions of writing queries out of managing a MySQL database server.

Cross-Platform

Not only can you run the program on Windows, Mac, or Linux, you can also generate server reports from each of those platforms as well! No need to install anything on the server at any time. All diagnostics are run from your laptop or desktop machine. The source …

Upscene releases Database Workbench 5.0.10

Upscene Productions is proud to announce a new release of the popular multi-DBMS development tool:
" Database Workbench 5 "

This release includes bug fixes.

Version 5 added numerous improvements to existing tools and the new, more consistent user interface is better than ever and works fine under Wine on Linux.

Database Workbench now comes in multiple editions with different pricing models, there's always a version that suits you!

"A few bugs popped up after the initial version 5 release, all minor issues but also a lack of documentation showing in the trial version. I'm proud of the team that thoroughly tested the version 5 release", says Martijn Tonies, founder of Upscene Productions. "The major version 5 release adds adds code editor features, has …