In its latest release MySQL Enterprise Backup (MEB 3.7.0) rolled out a new feature called 'incremental-base' which can save a lot of time and effort of the users when taking incremental backups. Let us understand this new feature and how it can be helpful:
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Jan
11
2012
Jan
10
2012
I suppose the true birthdate could be debated, but from the *Community* perspective, it can be either the 14 or 11 year birthdate for MySQL!
*Unless* of course you are Monty or David, or one of the internal testers/users, for which May 95 may hold slightly more significance
14 Years ago: The Windows [alpha] was released January 8, 1998.
11 Years ago: The first GA version of 3.23 was released in January 2001
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MySQL#Product_history
Note Monty and David first began working on MySQL in 1994, and the first internal release occurred on May 23, 1995. But, since that was all internal, January works for me.
Happy Birthday MySQL!
Jan
10
2012
Hi again
It's time to announce the next Helsinki MySQL User Group which is on February 8 at 18:00. Venue is Solinor's meeting and sauna facilities in North Haaga: http://www.meetup.com/The-Helsinki-MySQL-User-Group/events/42163422/
By popular request, Monty will be sharing news about MariaDB, after which there is the usual food, beverages, sauna and socializing.
The organizers would really appreciate it if you could RSVP at the meetup request above. Last time the place was already packed and now with this kind of superstar speaker the hosts want to make sure they book an appropriate room and enough food. (Seems there's already 20+ going!)
See you there!
Jan
08
2012
You might have noticed that this blog changed name and
URL. Instead of having one single blog for everything, I
decided to split my blogging activities in two separate
blogs.
If you're interested in MySQL, Oracle, Databases, Business
Intelligence, Open Source, Cloud, etc. this is the place to be.
Blog's new name is Data & Co.
A big "Thank you!" to David
Stokes who moved all the planet.mysql.com references to
the old blog to this new one.
On the other hand, if you'd like to read about communication,
marketing, advertising, PR, soft skills, etc. feel free look at
Publicime. Please see the introduction
of my new blog …
Jan
02
2012
| There is a room dedicated to MySQL at FOSDEM 2012. (Thanks to @lefred for organizing). The CfP has received 37 submissions, but there will be time slots only for 12 to 15 talks. So now it's up to the community. If you want to attend a particular talk, you should vote for it. Like in previous years, the selection of the talks is public. You can see the list of the proposals, with the instructions, which I repeat here. You can vote either publicly, using Twitter, or privately, by sending an email. Each talk proposal will be referred by the number immediately after the title in this page. … |
Dec
29
2011
I see so many posts on what happened to company X, product Y and
dream Z that I couldn't resist the temptation to summarize this
great year for MySQL. At the end of 2010, Oracle did an
announcement we were all waiting for: MySQL 5.5 is GA! Another year has passed
since then and it's time to reflect on what has been done.
I know this is a long post. I tried to rewrite it at least 10
times to make it shorter, but I couldn't condense the list.
Hence, I wrote a summary in the beginning for those who don't
want to read it all.
I believe that 2011 was an exceptional year for MySQL and I
really enjoy being part of this team. I wish all of us a lot of
success and fun in the years to come!
Summary:
Oracle released many …
Dec
28
2011
The MySQL council is looking for candidates for 2012. Based on community feedback, this will be an open nomination process (and you can nominate yourself).
The MySQL council advocates for the MySQL community, and needs community leaders to help address issues such as keeping the bug database open and keeping the user conference from fragmenting. The council tries to help solve issues that the community faces with Oracle, IOUG, or anyone else. The council comprises four to six members representing a mix of consultants, volunteers, community activists, developers, and vendors. The council is not meant to replace any existing grass roots organizations, rather it may be helpful for gaining visibility for their issues.
As a council member, you would be asked to participate in meetings (they’ve been about once a month by phone, but there may be a face-to-face meeting). You will also be asked to help …
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Dec
14
2011
A year ago I posted a blog on The state of MySQL forks: co-operating without co-operating. (Also Giuseppe wrote about the topic at that time, and Peter Zaitsev covers it in his conference keynotes.) So I've been wondering if it would be good to write an update on the topic now, and in that case what to write.
Dec
02
2011
It's that time of the year where MySQL would be speakers are
called to action. As usual, the main event is the MySQL spring
conference, this year hosted by Percona. The call for participation to the
MySQL Conference And Expo 2012 is still open until
December 5th. To submit a proposal, you should register as a
speaker and then fill in the form.
There is a conference committee which is already busy
evaluating the proposals that have been submitted so far. The
committee is demanding (I know for a fact, since I am in it!) and
therefore, if you want to submit something, be very critical with
yourself and polish your …
Nov
28
2011
I am happy to announce that MySQL 5.5.18 is now available via Debian native packaging. We have gotten many requests for this and our build and release teams have pulled together to ensure that our DEB packages are delivered with the highest quality.
You can download MySQL 5.5.18 Debian 5 and 6 packages from the
MySQL Community Download page or from the My
Oracle Support portal.
As always, thanks for your continued support of MySQL!