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OTN Interview about MySQL
I was interviewed by Justin Kestelyn the OTN Senior Director about MySQL at Oracle Open World this week. Some highlights of the questions asked: 0:55 Since the close of acquisition has there been any change in direction?
Read moreSuccessful MySQL Scalability Presentation
Last night I was the invited guest at the SF MySQL Meetup . In my presentation “Successful MySQL Scalability” I talked about a set of principles to ensure appropriate system architecture, data availability and best practices to build an ideal solution for your business.
Read moreMySQL South America tour
DISCLAIMER: This post contains no technical MySQL content however it is good news for the MySQL Community. MySQL content will be included for the first time with the LAOUC (Latin American Oracle Usergroups Council) Oracle tour that is being organized in conjunction with OTN (Oracle Technology Network).
Read more2011 MySQL Conferences
Next year will mark a significant change for the MySQL community. At least three major conferences will have dedicated MySQL content that is great for attendees getting the best information on how to use MySQL from the experts in the field.
Read moreThe case against using rpm packaging for MySQL
In some environments using a distro package management system may* provide benefits including handling dependencies and providing a simpler approach when there are no dedicated DBA or SA resources. However, the incorrect use can result in pain and in this instance production downtime.
Read moreUpcoming MySQL Conferences
Unlike previous years when the number of conferences with MySQL content diminishes after the O’Reilly MySQL and OSCON conferences (Open SQL Camp excluded), this year has a lot on offer.
Read moreWhy GRANT ALL is bad
A common observation for many LAMP stack products is the use of poor MySQL security practices. Even for more established products such as WordPress don’t always assume that the provided documentation does what it best for you.
Read moreYou have to love the Planet MySQL voting system
Within a few hours my post Installing Mediawiki on Oracle Enterprise Linux LAMP stack got 5 negative votes. Wow, I’d be glad if these people could felt so passionately about all the other CRUD on Planet MySQL that has ZERO to do actually do with MySQL.
Read moreInstalling Mediawiki on Oracle Enterprise Linux LAMP stack
A company wiki can be easily configured in under 10 minutes using Mediawiki the open source LAMP software that powers the top 10 website Wikipedia . A company wiki is an ideal means for a centralized and user contributed documentation system.
Read moreFirst thoughts of Augen Android Internet Tablet
In the last few days there has been some press of the Augen gentouch 7″ Tablet . A new cheap tablet that is running Android 2.1 . Image from http://android-devices.net There were a few primary motivations for getting one, the first being price, at $150 I consider cheap for a small tablet, and second it runs Android, something I’m wanting to play more with.
Read moreWill Oracle kill MySQL?
I get asked this question often. It was mentioned again recently in a NYTECH executive breakfast with RedHat CIO Lee Congdon. The short answer is No. There is clear evidence that in the short to medium term Oracle will continue to promote and enhance MySQL.
Read moreSpeaking at Surge Scalability 2010 – Baltimore, MD
I will be joining a great list of quality speakers including John Allspaw, Theo Schlossnagle, Rasmus Lerdorf and Tom Cook at Surge 2010 in Baltimore, Maryland on Thu 30 Sep, and Fri Oct 1st 2010.
Read moreIf you missed MySQL Idiosyncrasies that BITE
I recently gave a webinar to the LAOUC and NZOUG user groups on MySQL Idiosyncrasies that BITE. For the benefit of many viewers that do not use English as a first language my slides include some additional information from my ODTUG Kaleidoscope presentation in June.
Read moreCORRECTION: MySQL Idiosyncrasies that BITE Webinar
If you have not looked at my recent presentation that I presented at ODTUG Kaleidoscope 2010, then feel free to join me on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM EDT tomorrow at 5pm EDT when I will giving a webinar on this talk.
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