If you’re like me and are a DBA in the UK with a penchant for MySQL or Oracle, you’ll know we have a smörgåsbord of conferences here next week. We’ve been waiting, and like buses two have come at once. We have the UK Oracle User Group Conference 2012, in Birmingham on 3rd – 5th [...]

MySQL Connector/Net 6.4.6, a new version of the all-managed .NET driver
for MySQL has been released.  This is a maintenance release and is recommended for use in production environments.
It is appropriate for use with MySQL server versions 5.0-5.6.
This is intended to be the final release for Connector/NET 6.4.

If you are a database developer who wants to create applications using MySQL, then the MySQL for Developers course is for you. This course covers how to plan, design and implement applications using the MySQL database with realistic examples in Java and PHP.

To see more details of the content of the MySQL for Developers course, go to http://oracle.com/education/mysql and click on the Learning Paths tab and select the MySQL Developer path.

You can take this course as a:

• Live-Virtual Event: Follow this live instructor-led event from your own desk - no travel required. Choose from a selection of events on the calendar in languages such as English, German and Korean.
• In-Class Event: Travel to an education center to take this class. Below is a sample of events on the schedule.

This week’s Log Buffer #296 focuses on Oracle, SQL, and MySQL weblogs from across the planet. Log Buffer Editions are the manifestation of the fact that nerd bloggers from databases are not only growing but they are also producing immense volume of quality ramblings. Enjoy. Oracle: Stelios Charalambides book on SQLTXPLAIN is now announced, Carlos...

Codership, SkySQL und weitere Top-Experten rund um das Thema ‘MySQL Datenbanken” in Nürnberg versammelt

Unser Kollege Ralf Gebhardt ist dieses Jahr mit einem Vortrag zum Thema ‘Hochverfügbarkeitslösungen für die MySQL Datenbank’ auf der DOAG Konferenz zu hören und zu sehen. Weitere Interessante Themen sind z.B. ein Vortrag von Coderships Seppo Jaakola zu ‘Galera Cluster - synchronous multi-master replication for MySQL’.

Wir freuen uns auf Ihren Besuch beim MySQL-Stream der DOAG 2012 Konferenz!

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If you're planning to attend UKOUG in Birmingham on Dec 3-5, here's your guide to know more about Oracle's MySQL.

There's a MySQL stream on Monday 5th and we've a great list of sessions, including:

• Rich Mason's keynote on how to Deploy, Scale and Save with Linux, Virtualization and MySQL
• Keith Hollman on stage to discuss how to Embrace Database Diversity
• Mark Swarbrick's lecture on Tips & Tricks for MySQL …

Planning to attend the DOAG Conference this week in Nuremberg? There will be several MySQL presentations, including the three following ones from Oracle team members:

Oracle GoldenGate: Bindeglied zwischen Oracle & MySQL Datenbanken
Ileana Somesan
Wednesday November 21, 12:00

NoSQL and SQL: Blending the Best of Both Worlds
Andrew Morgan
Wednesday November 21, 14:00

MySQL Replikation
Carsten Thalheimer
Wednesday November 21,  16:00

We look forward to seeing you there!

Horizon is getting cloudier. But these low hanging clouds are not darker or ominuous in any way. These are the clouds of enabling technologies providing mortals, drops of technologies according to their wishes. Behind this seamless information troposphere, databases are floating, again on demand. This Log Buffer Edition showers the droplets of blogs from databases...

We've introduced a default my.cnf / my.ini file for MySQL Server that you can now see in the 5.6.8 release candidate:

# For advice on how to change settings please see

# http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/server-configuration-defaults.html

[mysqld]

# Remove leading # and set to the amount of RAM for the most important data

# cache in MySQL. Start at 70% of total RAM for dedicated server, else 10%.

# innodb_buffer_pool_size = 128M

# Remove leading # to turn on a very important data integrity option: logging

# changes to the binary log between backups.

# log_bin

# These are commonly set, remove the # and set as required.

# basedir = .....

# datadir = .....

# port = .....

# socket = …

MySQL for Excel is one of the newest products of the MySQL on Windows group broadening the way MySQL data can be accessed in an easy and friendly way from within MS Excel. This is the first blog post of a small series aimed to present the current features of this great product and to get feedback from users about ideas for enhancements.