Yes, it's finally out. Over 250,000 users have downloaded MySQL
5.1 setting a new record. READ MORE
Hello Kettle fans,
Like Roland I got confirmation earlier this week that I could present my talk on “MySQL and Pentaho Data Integration in a cloud computing setting”, at the next MySQL user conference.
I’m very excited about the work we’ve done on the subject and it’s going to be great talking about it in April.
See you there!
Matt
We released ZRM for
MySQL 2.1 Community Edition today. ZRM 2.1
includes the ability to treat snapshots as backup images. ZRM has
supported backup of MySQL databases using storage snapshots using
a plugin interface. LVM (Logical Volume
Manager) and Solaris ZFS snapshots are supported plugins in the
ZRM Community Edition.
MySQL administrator can perform regular backups (backup
images are stored in the ZRM server) or quick backups
(snapshots acting as backup images). Quick backups have smaller
backup windows and do not consume network bandwidth. When
MySQL database is stored on one or more ZFS filesystems, users
can do multiple quick backups in a day (even once every
hour) and convert one quick backup image to a …
In past few quarters Zmanda has been growing at a break-neck pace. This has transformed us in many different ways. In the past 12 months, we have almost quadrupled our customer base (which is now in 40 countries!), introduced our third product line (Zmanda Internet Backup) and built new relationships with some of the leading IT infrastructure providers in the world.
These changes merit a fresh introduction. Some of you have openly wondered about who we are. Well, here is your chance to hear directly from us. Join us for a webinar on December 17th at 10AM (Pacific Time), titled: …
[Read more]As discussed previously in Options using MySQL pairs I have started evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of various open source options. This is an evaluation of Flipper, a product from Proven Scaling a MySQL consulting organization.
Overall
- Pros When correctly configured and with a working installation it just works, simple and functional, which is good design.
- Cons The functionality is incomplete especially when it comes to edge cases, additional manual scripting especially for MySQL specifics is necessary and could have be easily added.
The …
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The Android Dev Phone 1 is completely open. What impact will it
have on the typical mobile user? READ MORE
If you've been reading this blog for a while you'll know
that
for the past decade I've had a love-hate relation ship with Sun.
Sun has done a lot of good things in their open source journey such as MySQL, openOffice , Virtualbox and opensourcing Java. But on the other hand they had troubles with creating really organic opensource.
I've always wondered why a company that bought StarDivision because it was cheaper than buying the MS Office license keeps wasting money on building it's own operating systems, albeit in a pretty open model, but with zero to no relevant community.
Yes I've ranted on their marketing boys and girls when they polluted forums I liked. But no I don't want this to happen. (Slicing up Sun)
However I`m in fear it actually might happen, the funny thing is that I already mentioned the same idea in offline conversations …
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As open source vendors restrict features to their enterprise
products, are the development-related benefits of the OSS
business model retained? READ MORE
The latest report from DBMS guru Donald Feinberg on open source
database growth. READ MORE
Startups are increasing their use of open source products in some
shape or fashion. Can we correlate these actions with the demise
of the traditional software business model? READ MORE