Drizzle
The Drizzle Census
One thing I have often wondered is just how many MySQL instances exist in the world and what MySQL versions and architectures are in use. We hear of 50,000 windows downloads per day but this is misleading because MySQL is basically bundled with Linux by default or installed from various repositories.
Read moreUnderstanding Drizzle user authentication options – Part 2
A key differentiator in Drizzle from it’s original MySQL roots is user based authentication. Gone is the host/user and schema/table/column model that was stored in the MyISAM based mysql.user table.
Read moreDrizzle’s Data Dictionary and Global Status
With the recent news by Brian about the Data Dictionary in Drizzle replacing the INFORMATION_SCHEMA, I was looking into the server status variables (aka INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_STATUS) and I came across an interesting discovery.
Read moreMore woes with java version on Ubuntu
Armed with more information on Drizzle JDBC being a JDBC 4.0 implementation (helps to explain my issues in Getting started with Drizzle JDBC ) I took the time to read about some other new JDBC 4.
Read moreGetting started with Drizzle JDBC
In preparation for some Java work I wanted to configure and test the Drizzle JDBC Driver. Any chance to swing Drizzle into a MySQL discussion is worth the research. What I found was an issue compiling and an issue running on Ubuntu 9.
Read moreSeeking public data for benchmarks
I have several side projects when time permits and one is that of benchmarking various MySQL technologies (e.g. MySQL 5.0,5.1,5.4), variants (e.g. MariaDB, Drizzle) and storage engines (e.g. Tokutek, Innodb plugin) and even other products like Tokyo Cabinet which is gaining large implementations.
Read moreSetting up sysbench with MySQL & Drizzle
Sysbench is a open source product that enables you to perform various system benchmarks including databases. Drizzles performs regression testing of every trunk revision with a branched version of sysbench within Drizzle Automation .
Read moreInteracting with BuildBot using IRC
Using BuildBot for Drizzle has been a great way to help in the verification of the sometimes rapid code changes that are being committed. Curious why the IRC notifier within BuildBot only joined and exited the #drizzle channel in IRC, some further investigation of the IRC Documentation lead to more information to share.
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