What to do with the Falcon engine?
Keep it. Make sure it gets correctly positioned in the coming months. It appears that with the Oracle acquisition, the reason-to-exist for Falcon is regarded as gone (a non-Oracle-owned InnoDB...
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EU probes Oracle’s bid to buy Sun
It appears that little MySQL has just become a disproportionally big player in the Oracle-Sun takeover deal…. article by Associated Press: EU probes Oracle’s bid to buy Sun notes: EU Competition...
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Market share vs market impact
This is very relevant in the context of the EU probe of the Oracle-Sun takeover. MySQL’s share of the database market, which is usually measured by revenue, is of course peanuts and estimated range...
View ArticlePossible movement in the Oracle/Sun/MySQL/EU case
From NY Post: Oracle Leader Blinks – Larry’s Olive Branch (to the EU), the NYpost sources apparently say that “what [...] Ellison is proposing is the creation of a firewall between MySQL and the rest...
View ArticleThe Future of MySQL (EU Crunch Time)
You’ve probably seen Monty’s post Help Saving MySQL. This is about Development (will Oracle put significant effort into MySQL, actually innovating) Brand (“MySQL” has a huge footprint), the trademark...
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Petition for MySQL consideration in Oracle+Sun merger
MySQL requires special consideration in the Oracle+Sun merger, otherwise both Oracle and MySQL users and vendors will literally pay the price. If you agree, please sign this petition now. To be very...
View ArticleKen Jacobs leaves Oracle
Matt Asay writes today in Oracle loses some MySQL mojo about Ken Jacobs leaving Oracle. For me, that’s a major bummer. Ken has been a long-time visitor of the MySQL Conference and that’s where I first...
View ArticleOracle Blamed for Laws of Nature
A catchy headline, and I believe more accurate than Oracle Puts the Squeeze on SMBs with MySQL Price Hike (Network World) and MySQL price hikes reveal depth of Oracle’s wallet love [MySQL Jacking up...
View ArticleWikileaks Cable Offers New Insights Into Oracle-Sun Deal | PCWorld Business...
WikiLeaks Cable Offers New Insights into Oracle-Sun Deal (PC World) Nothing too new or shocking in there, but the cable does offer some interesting insights.
View ArticleThe Data Charmer: Is Oracle really killing MySQL?
http://datacharmer.blogspot.it/2012/08/is-oracle-really-killing-mysql.html An insightful post for my former (MySQL AB) colleague Giuseppe Maxia about how Oracle’s actions affect the MySQL landscape....
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EU probes Oracle’s bid to buy Sun
It appears that little MySQL has just become a disproportionally big player in the Oracle-Sun takeover deal…. article by Associated Press: EU probes Oracle’s bid to buy Sun notes: EU Competition...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Market share vs market impact
This is very relevant in the context of the EU probe of the Oracle-Sun takeover. MySQL’s share of the database market, which is usually measured by revenue, is of course peanuts and estimated range...
View ArticlePossible movement in the Oracle/Sun/MySQL/EU case
From NY Post: Oracle Leader Blinks – Larry’s Olive Branch (to the EU), the NYpost sources apparently say that “what […] Ellison is proposing is the creation of a firewall between MySQL and the rest of...
View ArticleThe Future of MySQL (EU Crunch Time)
You’ve probably seen Monty’s post Help Saving MySQL. This is about Development (will Oracle put significant effort into MySQL, actually innovating) Brand (“MySQL” has a huge footprint), the trademark...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Petition for MySQL consideration in Oracle+Sun merger
MySQL requires special consideration in the Oracle+Sun merger, otherwise both Oracle and MySQL users and vendors will literally pay the price. If you agree, please sign this petition now. To be very...
View ArticleKen Jacobs leaves Oracle
Matt Asay writes today in Oracle loses some MySQL mojo about Ken Jacobs leaving Oracle. For me, that’s a major bummer. Ken has been a long-time visitor of the MySQL Conference and that’s where I first...
View ArticleOracle Blamed for Laws of Nature
A catchy headline, and I believe more accurate than Oracle Puts the Squeeze on SMBs with MySQL Price Hike (Network World) and MySQL price hikes reveal depth of Oracle’s wallet love [MySQL Jacking up...
View ArticleWikileaks Cable Offers New Insights Into Oracle-Sun Deal | PCWorld Business...
WikiLeaks Cable Offers New Insights into Oracle-Sun Deal (PC World) Nothing too new or shocking in there, but the cable does offer some interesting insights.
View ArticleThe Data Charmer: Is Oracle really killing MySQL?
http://datacharmer.blogspot.it/2012/08/is-oracle-really-killing-mysql.html An insightful post for my former (MySQL AB) colleague Giuseppe Maxia about how Oracle’s actions affect the MySQL landscape....
View ArticleMotivation to Migrate RDBMS
http://www.itnews.com/article/3004953/use-oracles-database-watch-out-for-this-dec-1-deadline.html Companies that use a standard edition of Oracle’s database software should be aware that a rapidly...
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