MySQL Connector/Net 6.5.3, a new version of the all-managed .NET driver for MySQL has been released.  This is the second of our two Release Candidate (RC) releases.  As is the case with all non-GA releases, it should not be used in any production environment.  It is appropriate for use with MySQL server versions 5.0-5.6

It is now available in source and binary form from http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/#downloads and mirror sites (note that not all mirror sites may be up to date at this point-if you can't find this version on some mirror, please try again later or choose another download site.)

The 6.5 release of MySQL Connector/Net brings new features such as

• Exception and command injector support
• Millseconds support
• Better partial-trust support
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Some time ago I wrote a post introducing two members of my team, Fernando and Gabriella.  I was focused at the time on introducing relatively new members to the team and, in my error, I failed to introduce one member who has been with me for quite some time.  We have also since added 3 more individuals to our growing team.  This team is called the Windows Experience Group and we are doing some really exciting work.  You've already met Fernando and Gabriella. Here is the rest of the team.

Creating A Portable MySQL On CentOS 6 And Ubuntu 11.10 Linux From Sources

This tutorial shows how to create a portable MySQL installation on GNU/Linux. At the end of this guide you will obtain a portable MySQL installation on a target directory with its own databases, binaries, logs, pid files, etc.  Consider always the use of a permission preserving packaging (like TAR) for moving the installation between systems or removable storages.

This release is just a quick bug fix release of an older 1.1.1 version of the plug-in. It’s long overdue but I’ve managed to fix “” problem only couple weeks ago. I’ve distributed the new version to the folks who have reached out to me by email of via blog reporting the issue in the [...]

I recently posted about how we, MySQL Community Managers, are trying to reach out more to the MySQL User groups and the MySQL Community.
The room has been quiet to far but it is a new room. You can find us in #MySQL_Community & #MySQL_user_groups on freenode.
A few common issues have come out that I have heard before. We as a community can work to address these concerns.

• List of user groups
• Few volunteers
• Difficulty in getting good legit speakers
• Low attendance
• Location for meetings

Some of these concerns have been addressed by the community in the past. https://wikis.oracle.com/display/mysql/How+to+run+a+user+group …

I will be speaking at Confoo this Friday on The Care and Feeding of a MySQL Database and Explain. And the week after, I will be in Austin for the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education conference presenting Teaching Database Concepts with Open Source Software on the 7th from 6:30 to 8:00 PM before heading off to 6th Street (Y’all welcome to join me!).

And thanks to all the folks who attended PHP UK for making Andres, Johannes and me so welcome last week.

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We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of MariaDB 5.5.20-alpha. MariaDB 5.5.20 is the first Alpha release in the 5.5 series. We hope to follow it up soon with a beta 5.5 release.

MariaDB 5.5.20-alpha is a merge of MariaDB 5.3 and MySQL 5.5 with some limited additional bug fixes. This is the first 5.5-based release, and we are releasing it now, intentionally without any extra features (and with it missing some planned features) to get it into the hands of any who might want to test it. Extra features planned for MariaDB 5.5 will be pushed into future releases.

As with any alpha release, MariaDB 5.5.20-alpha should not be used on production systems.

The Release Notes page has some notes on the release. There is also a  …

Ensuring sufficient disk I/O to catch copyright violations at network speed. Evidenzia GmbH & Co. KG

Issues addressed:

• Storage growth, including maxed-out disk I/O utilization
• Performance issues and business impact due to slow selects
• Inability to revise data schema on the fly

The Company: Evidenzia GmbH & Co. KG is one of the leading partners of the software, movie and music industry when it comes to tracing copyright infringements and illegal file sharing activities in peer-to-peer networks. Evidenzia helps copyright owners in protecting their intellectual property. Their powerful technologies enable copyright …

This year, I have the pleasure of returning to the MySQL Conference & Expo as a speaker. Percona have picked up the torch that O'Reilly had held as the conference organizers, and they're putting together a 3-day conference this year. I am co-presenting a tutorial with Yves Trudeau from Percona.

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This year, I have the pleasure of returning to the MySQL Conference & Expo as a speaker. Percona have picked up the torch that O'Reilly had held as the conference organizers, and they're putting together a 3-day conference this year. I am co-presenting a tutorial with Yves Trudeau from Percona.

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