PostgreSQL 8.0.0 Released
The PostegeSQL Global Development Group has released version 8.0.0 of the PostgreSQL ORDBMS. New features include: a native windows port, savepoints/nested transactions, exception handling inside...
View ArticleMySQL Performance Under Different Operating Systems
NewsForge has just posted two articles comparing MySQL performance under FreeBSD 4.11, FreeBSD 5.3, NetBSD 2.0, Linux 2.4, Linux 2.6, Solaris 10 x86, and OpenBSD 3.6 on both single CPU and dual CPU...
View ArticleAMD Releasing Three New Opterons
AMD has announced that it will begin shipping the Opteron 852, 252, and 152. These chips run at 2.6 GHz and feature 1 GHz HyperTransport bus. The previous top of the line Opterons ran at 2.4 GHz and...
View ArticleMySQL Revamps Licensing and Support Options
MySQL has updated its pricing, licensing, and support policies with the goal of making its database more attractive to corporate customers while still staying on good terms with the open source...
View ArticleInterview with a PostgreSQL Core Developer
MadPenguin.org interviewed Josh Burkus, one of the core developers of the open source PostgreSQL database. Josh talks about the highlights of new PostgreSQL 8.0, the recent project backing by Fujitsu,...
View ArticleA Look at Native XML Databases
XML.com takes a look at the current state of native XML databases. See how they compare to standard relational databases and XML-enabled relational databases...
View ArticleReports from the MySQL Users Conference 2005
A number of reports have been posted from the MySQL Users Conference 2005, with a lot of details about MySQL 5.0 and the forthcoming MySQL 5.1, new database clustering features, and more. If the MySQL...
View ArticlePerforming a Live Backup of a MySQL Database Using Replication
ONLamp has published an article showing how to use replication to perform a clean backup of a running MySQL database without having to bring the database server down. This is done by setting up a...
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