MySQL users mostly unfazed by Sun acquisition

Customers at the MySQL conference this week said Sun Microsystems' acquisition of the database company could increase MySQL's credibility among senior IT decision makers still skittish about using open-source software. ...continue reading 'MySQL users mostly unfazed by Sun acquisition'

MySQL upgrade now slated for June, Sun says

Sun Microsystems pushed out a 'near final' version of MySQL 5.1 on Tuesday, but is holding back the production release of the open-source database until it irons out some remaining bugs, officials said Tuesday. ...continue reading 'MySQL upgrade now slated for June, Sun says'

Sun claims big leap with MySQL upgrade

MySQL developers should be able to get their hands on a major update to the open-source database this week when Sun Microsystems hosts its first MySQL conference since acquiring the company earlier this year. ...continue reading 'Sun claims big leap with MySQL upgrade'

MySQL-GlassFish bundle surfacing for developers

The GlassFish and MySQL communities have announced that an optimized bundle of the open-source application server and database management system (DBMS) is coming together, just weeks after Sun Microsystems completed its $1 billion acquisition of MySQL. ...continue reading 'MySQL-GlassFish bundle surfacing for developers'

Jonathan Schwartz talks up MySQL buy

Sun announced Tuesday that its $1 billion deal to buy open-source database vendor MySQL has closed, and with the news came a bold proclamation from Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz. ...continue reading 'Jonathan Schwartz talks up MySQL buy'

Sun needs to fix what's broken at MySQL, users say

In agreeing this week to pay $1 billion for MySQL AB, Sun Microsystems Inc. said it hopes to make MySQL's open-source database more attractive to enterprise users. But Sun has a lot of work to do, according to some MySQL users. ...continue reading 'Sun needs to fix what's broken at MySQL, users say'

SQL Server Backup Help

By James Gaskin, ITworld

Pity the poor modern DBA, now that SQL Server gets attacked by some of the same scripts that PCs do. Pity the poor modern DBA who has to keep building Microsoft SQL Servers because some idiot vice president up the line bought the Microsoft party line and stopped all higher-end database purchase. Yes, that's the same idiot vice president who won't allow MySQL servers in the building because they're not "secure" enough. ...continue reading 'SQL Server Backup Help'

Sun to acquire MySQL for $1 billion

Sun Microsystems will pay $1 billion for Swedish software company MySQL, whose open-source database is used for some of the most widely visited Web sites in the world. ...continue reading 'Sun to acquire MySQL for $1 billion'