I was asked recently in one of my blogs what are some of the pure technical advantages of moving from MySQL to Oracle. I kind of laughed when I read the question because nothing is likely to stir up more perspectives and emotions than asking about moving from one database server vendor to another. So here goes ten technical considerations of moving to an Oracle database server from a MySQL

Some key differences for DBAs between Oracle and MySQL database servers include:Different tools used to manage and monitor database servers.Oracle architecture is process based, MySQL architecture is thread based.Different tools used for backup and recovery.Database specific SQL syntax.Database specific SQL functions.Different syntax for stored routines. MySQL has no packages.MySQL routines are

There are different ways for starting up and shutting down a MySQL server. A MySQL server when it starts up it starts up all the way. When a MySQL server shuts down it shuts down all the way. MySQL cannot startup and and shutdown at different levels the way an Oracle database server can.

Oracle DBAs understand the importance of defining guidelines and standards and using them in the configuration and management of database servers. Years ago the Optimal Configuration Architecture (OFA) developed a base set of guidelines and naming conventions for Oracle DBAs.I developed the MySQL Optimal Configuration Architecture (MOCA) modeled after OFA to give new MySQL DBAs a set of

Storage needs to be managed for any MySQL instance. A MySQL database server does not have the same flexibility as an Oracle database server in terms of how to lay out the data storage. It is important to learn the data storage defaults and options.

An Oracle DBA needs to learn how to manage a MySQL Instance. The MySQL instance has different memory buffers and caches like any database server. Part of MySQL's uniqueness is that it has memory areas to be configured that are associated with different types of storage engines.

MySQL is an database server and anyone managing the MySQL database server has to learn the architecture, and feature functionality like any other database server. The biggest mistake to make with a new MySQL environment is thinking it is a toy and trivial to work with. A MySQL server needs to be properly configured, tuned and managed like any other database server.The key to learning any database

As MySQL continues to explode in the marketplace, there are more Oracle and SQL Server DBAs learning MySQL. For Oracle DBAs, its important to understand that MySQL is a different type of database server.Oracle is the aircraft carrier of database servers. Oracle has by far more features than any other database server. Oracle supports a number of database server solutions such as Real