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Helan går sjung hopp faderallan lallan lej. Helan går, sjung hoppfaderallan lej.

Och den som inte helan tar, han ej heller halvan får. Helan går, sjung hopp faderallan lej.

while we start to wind up development of connector/odbc 5.1, i will also be taking on responsibility for libmysql, the c library that defines the client interface to mysql, and the mysql command-line utilities. there are about 120 active bugs in those areas right now, so the first task will be getting that down to a more manageable number.

after that, the field will open up for new development. i know that an asynchronous interface to libmysql is on some people’s wishlist, and there are other areas where i think that libmysql could be cleaned up in general.

but the idea that i think is the most exciting is to build a scripting …

Infobright Inc., an innovative analytic data warehouse provider, and MySQL AB today announced a multi-year extension of their partnership agreement. Infobright is a MySQL Certified Storage Engine partner. The combination of Infobright's Brighthouse and MySQL provides organizations an analytic data warehouse that delivers high levels of scalability, performance and ease-of-use.

There's been a lot of positive coverage of Sun's acquisition of MySQL last week (with one or two odd-ball conspiracy stories). To me the most significant element is that Sun has long recognized the disruptive nature of open source and is now leveraging that power as part of their overall strategy. Obviously, that's not new news. Sun has been doing this for several years with OpenSolaris, GlassFish, NetBeans, open sourcing Java, etc. The fact that both companies have bet on open source is key to the ongoing success of MySQL. I don't think MySQL would have ever sold to a... READ MORE

Many may have already heard about it last week: http://blogs.sun.com/jonathan/entry/in_a_vortex

Looks like that's pretty much all that will be changing for me. I also expect that the deal will make it easier to integrate more Solaris patches for lighttpd and perhaps gives me access to recent Sun hardware for performance testing. Up to now I test lighttpd on Solaris in a OpenSolaris VMware session on WinXP :)

A reader commented that MySQL isn't "enterprise ready", to which another reader wrote: "I hate it when snobby DBAs or managers scoff at MySQL as if it isn't ready to play with the big boys. Google called, they'd like to loan you a clue." Valid point. But, I'm fairly certain that Google engineers could run a highly scalable computing system (whatever that is) using nothing more than OS/2, a paper clip, duct tape and maple syrup. I am not bashing MySQL in any way (I'm a happy user). I am however suggesting that the skills level inside an average IT... READ MORE

Ouch. It's been a really bad day, what with my incorrect reporting of MySQL + Oracle and now this. It's a meaningless competition but to lose to the Spurs even in a pickup game is embarrassing.

Yet lose Arsenal did, and badly. Nor can the team claim to have ...

One of the problems with relying on sources unaffiliated with a company is that no matter how trustworthy, they can still be wrong. Such is the case with my post on MySQL and Oracle. The information contained in it turns out to be inaccurate as I've just found out. ...

I have been meaning to blog about this for quite some time but time seems to be the most scarce resource in my life.

This year, I will be presenting three sessions at MySQL Conference:

Disaster Is Inevitable?Are You Prepared?


What?s the worst database disaster you expect to happen? Are you prepared? Does your architecture support quicker recovery or do you have recovery bottlenecks built throughout your architecture? What will happen if InnoDB crashed beyond repair or if you have a massive irrepairable data corruption? What can you do to better prepare for the disaster, when it does happen? Do you have data restoration tools and procedures in place in case you need to resort to extreme measures? Join us in this eye opening, heart-racing, real-life inspired …