CHAR and spaces
I know about it, I knew about it all along, but... it's so easy to fall for it; there's just so much absurdity! A CHAR type has a known number of characters. For example, the column: CountryCode...
View ArticleSkySQL au Salon Solutions Linux 2012
Retrouvez SkySQL et ses partenaires sur le stand C21 du Salon Solutions Linux 2012 au CNIT à Paris du 19 au 21 juin Cette année, le Salon Solutions Linux à Paris coincide avec la Fête de la Musique....
View ArticleAdding a case insensitive, distinct unicode collation
Every once in a while questions like the one in MySQL Bug #60843 or Bug #19567 come up: What collation should i use if i want case insensitive behavior but also want all accented letter to be treated...
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pt-diskstats 2.1 may return bad results
Do you rely on pt-diskstats from Percona Toolkit instead of the standard iostat a lot? There appears to be a nasty bug in pt-diskstats 2.1, which makes it produce bad results. I noticed some of the...
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MariaDB 5.5 performance on Windows
We haven’t posted any Windows benchmarks for a while, and MariaDB for Windows contains some specific improvements which might not be widely know since we haven’t talked much about them yet. This post...
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What Recession? – New York Tech Hiring Frenzy
Read the original article at What Recession? – New York Tech Hiring FrenzyAccording to Crains, New York is digital jobs central. ZocDoc, Thrillist, Foursquare and 10gen are just a few of the hot shots...
View ArticleShinguz: Change MyISAM tables to InnoDB and handle SELECT COUNT(*) situation
Its a known problem that changing the Storage Engine from MyISAM to InnoDB can cause some problems [ 1 ] if you have queries of this type: SELECT COUNT(*) from table; Luckily this query happens rarely...
View ArticlePercona Toolkit versions 2.0.5 and 2.1.2 released
The Percona Toolkit team is happy to announce the release of Percona Toolkit versions 2.0.5 and 2.1.2. These are bug-fix releases in the 2.0 and 2.1 series, respectively. These releases fix many dozens...
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Interview with Tomas Ulin at the MySQL Innovation Day
MySQL Innovation Day held on June 5, 2012 was a great event for the MySQL engineers, users and customers to gather, share and network. I was able to get a few minutes with Tomas Ulin, Vice President...
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Changes in Twitter MySQL 5.5.23.t6
Earlier this week we pushed to Github the sixth iteration of Twitter MySQL. Here's some highlights: Bugs FixedBug#65469: Infinite loop when opening a corrupted tableIf a permanently corrupted page was...
View ArticleHiring MySQL Curriculum Developer
If you want to be part of the team that creates the Official Oracle Training on MySQL and meet the following criteria: Experience of Course Design and Development Experience of database such as MySQL...
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MySQL BLOB meets Amazon S3: Weblobs explained
Cloud-powered BLOB type provides ACID guarantees and fast direct access to blobs via Web URLs. Storing unstructured data Typically unstructured data (such as pictures, media files, documents) a) Is...
View ArticleNew MySQL & MariaDB Instructional Videos from SkySQL
Are you looking to expand your knowledge about MySQL and MariaDB database solutions? Well, you’re in luck! SkySQL is introducing an exclusive collection of educational videos featuring some of the...
View ArticleMySQL Curriculum Developer Wanted
If you want to be part of the team that creates the official Oracle training on MySQL and meet the following criteria ... Experience of course design Experience with databases such as MySQL Fluent in...
View ArticleMonty Program & SkySQL: a statement on the serious security vulnerability...
Over the past few days extensive conversations around a new security vulnerability in MariaDB and MySQL have taken place. It all started as a chain reaction when Monty Program publicly disclosed...
View ArticleMonty Program & SkySQL: a statement on the serious security vulnerability...
Over the past few days extensive conversations around a new security vulnerability in MariaDB and MySQL have taken place. It all started as a chain reaction when Monty Program publicly disclosed...
View ArticleWhat Does a Self-Assessment Look Like?
Mozilla’s self-assessment is pretty good – it asks two questions – what your accomplishments were, and what your challenges were. This is pretty much what most self-assessments boil down to. Corey...
View ArticleMake and Use Checklists Easily
Recently I started using Checkmarkable - a free online service to make and use checklists. Here’s how it works: - You make a checklist, which is a template - When someone wants to use the checklist,...
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A little something on the basics of UTF-8
Some years ago, in 2009, I wrote a couple of blog posts on the subject of Character sets and UNICODE and how that works. In a not unusual move, I included a bit on the history of character sets and...
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Small Business Owners, Stop Being So Naïve!
According to a recent survey conducted by The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., 85 percent of small business owners believe a data breach is unlikely. However, small business owners acknowledge...
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