Mailbox conversion
Converting from uw-mailboxes (mbx) to Unix format (dovecot) It took me by surprise how the mailbox formats had changed, when I switched to Dovecot which is the best IMAP/POP3 mail program, in my...
View ArticleMySQL Connector/Net 6.6.0 Alpha has been released
MySQL Connector/Net 6.6.0, a new version of the all-managed .NET driver for MySQL has been released. This is the first of two alpha releases intended to introduce users to the new features in the...
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SUSECon 2012
A big thanks to SUSECon. I will be presenting a MySQL Crash Course talk at SUSECon 2012 this year in Orlando FL. Historically, I try to pack a lot of information into this one hour talk. So it will...
View ArticleMySQL error handling on server side: a NO GO!
There is no reasonable way to catch and diagnose errors on server side. It is nearly impossible to know exactly what went wrong. To illustrate, consider the following query: INSERT INTO my_table...
View ArticleNew security fixes for MySQL reported
6 new security fixes for Oracle MySQL have been detailed in the most current Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU). These are: CVE-2012-1735 (5.5.23 and earlier) CVE-2012-0540 (5.1.62 and earlier, 5.5.23...
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Announcing TokuDB v6.1
TokuDB v6.1 is now generally available and can be downloaded here. New features include: Added support for MariaDB 5.5 (5.5.25) The TokuDB storage engine is now available with all the additional...
View ArticleNIST::NVD::Store::SQLite3 1.00.00
It’s been released. Use this with NIST::NVD 1.00.00 and you will be able to perform immediate look-ups of CVE and CWE data given a CPE URN. For instance:...
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Baltimore & Denver — MySQL Tech Tours July 26
Baltimore BWI Airport Marriott 1743 West Nursery Road Linthicum, MD, USA Denver Oracle Office 500 Eldorado Boulevard. Building 1, Room 1127 Broomfield, Colorado, USA For Software & Hardware...
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MySQL Connect
Just a note to remind folks that MySQL Connect’s early bird discount is expiring next Friday, July 27th. If you want to save $200 on the conference, do not forget to register! MySQL Connect is a...
View ArticleGetting better compression than InnoDB?
I have been very happy with the benefit from InnoDB compression and a lot of hard work locally by my peers to make it work in production for us. When a table is compressed with InnoDB, you must declare...
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Oracle DBAs… You Know You Want MySQL!
Read the original article at Oracle DBAs… You Know You Want MySQL!If you’re an Oracle DBA or developer and considering migrating an application over to MySQL you probably have a lot of questions....
View ArticleSetting up RAID0 in Ubuntu 12.04 in AWS High I/O
Amazon announced high I/O instances today. This is huge for anyone with a database larger than available memory, as it’s been a complete nightmare dealing with EBS up till now. Now your Cassandra,...
View ArticleLog Buffer #278, A Carnival of the Vanities for DBAs
Some parts of the world has winter in swing, while the others are savoring or suffering through summers. This variation in weathers is so in-sync with the variety of blog posts sprouting all over the...
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MySQL Cluster 7.2.7 released
The binary version for MySQL Cluster 7.2.7 has now been made available at http://www.mysql.com/downloads/cluster/ (GPL version) or https://support.oracle.com/ (commercial version). A description of...
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MySQL Cluster 7.1.23 has been released
The binary & source versions for MySQL Cluster 7.1.23 have now been made available at https://www.mysql.com/downloads/cluster/7.1.html#downloads (GPL version) or https://support.oracle.com/...
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Amazon EC2 now powered by high performance storage (benchmark)
A while ago I had a discussion with someone about the future of server infrastructure. Among other things, we were wondering whether companies will continue to run on dedicated servers or if eventually...
View ArticleVideo interviews at OTN Colombia
The following are short interviews from the Oracle Technology Network (OTN) event in Cali, Colombia. One with myself and another with Sheeri Cabral. These Videos are sourced from OTN Tour Latin America...
View ArticleRecent Presentations in Cali, Colombia
On July 4 I gave two presentations at the OTN Tour Day, and on July 5 I have three presentations at the MySQL Training Days. This was my 3rd visit to Colombia and it was great to see a receptive...
View ArticleMozilla DB News, Fri 20 July
The past few weeks have been quite a blur! On Tuesday I returned home from 24 days away, speaking at the 1st Latin American conference on MySQL, NoSQL and Cloud Technologies put on by the fabulous...
View ArticleSecurity fixes in MySQL & critical patch updates
This is the third time MySQL has made an entry into the Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory service. The first time, we at Team MariaDB came up with an analysis: Oracle’s 27 MySQL security fixes and...
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