MySQL is the world's most popular open-source database. The MySQL database was created and is now maintained by MySQL AB in Sweden. MySQL was built with the premise that a web database should be lean, fast, and inexpensive to license and operate. ASC's PowerLender users can opt for the MySQL database in conjunction with their PowerLender LOS, as several users already have. ASC has undergone substantial formal MySQL training and has significant experience with MySQL, so we are able to augment whatever other MySQL support you are able to obtain.
Below are several articles that portray MySQL positively.
dbaDIRECT Adds Database Support for MySQL (2007-03-01 dbaDIRECT press release) |
| "Vorholt
said dbaDIRECT's decision to add MySQL
to the list of platforms it supports
is the result of its rapid adoption among
corporate IT departments." |
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Gartner on Open Source Databases (2006-09-27 TheOpenForce.com) |
"A
few key findings from Gartner/DataQuest
research:
- By
2008, open source databases will be
used by more than 70% of IT
organizations
- By
2008, MySQL will be a serious choice
for mission critical applications
56% of companies surveyed plan
to switch to Linux as a DBMS platform
- Linux will surpass Unix as the leading
DBMS platform within the next 3 years,
even for the most demanding database
applications
- 40% of surveyed companies are planning
to replace proprietary DBMS with
open source
- 49%
of respondents have MySQL in deployment
with 17% planning
to
deploy"
|
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Dumping Microsoft SQL Server: MySQL, PostgreSQL attract big users (2006-07-26
SearchOpenSource.com) |
| "Indeed,
the corporate success of open source
databases, most notably MySQL and PostgreSQL,
is remarkable. MySQL added 2,000 new
enterprise customers in 2005 -- high-profile
users such as Caterpiller Inc. and Cardinal
Health Inc." |
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MySQL gets cosy with Microsoft (2006-06-30 The Register) |
| "Membership
is handy for both companies. For Microsoft,
it means developers using Windows with
MySQL continue using its tools and don't
drift off into alternatives. It should
also ensure companies who need a low-cost
database don't investigate products from
Oracle and - as a result - ultimately
adopt Linux over Windows, according to
MySQL." |
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MySQL: Workers in 25 countries with no HQ (2006-06-01Fortune) |
| "That
neatly sums up the broader challenge that
many companies are confronting: how to
nurture a bond among workers who rarely,
if ever, meet. Few businesses are as spread
out as MySQL, which employs 320 workers
in 25 countries, 70 percent of whom work
from home." |
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Golden's Rules: Migrating from SQL Server to MySQL (2006-05-08 SearchOpenSource.com) |
| "The
migration is relatively straightforward,
but it must be accomplished with a well-structured
plan. This article outlines the three essential
steps of the migration process." |
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HP Extends Open Source Services to MySQL Software (2006-05-25 HP Press Release) |
| "HP
is incorporating MySQL into its new HP
Open Source Middleware Stacks, which offers
customers three different ways to deploy
open source middleware on HP platforms.
This flexibility helps customers reduce
roll-out complexity and risk, accelerate
solution deployment, and expedite the integration
of multi-operating system environments." |
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Taking On the Database Giants](2006-02-06 BusinessWeek Online) |
| "Of
these, Sweden's MySQL has the most momentum.
It has been at the open-source database
game for a decade, but only in the last
few years has that hard work started to
pay off. Its free database has been downloaded
100 million times since it was released.
A souped-up version, 5.0, was released
last October and has been downloaded more
than 4 million times." |
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Road test: Four databases tested (2005-12-23 Builder AU) |
| "Release
5.0 of MySQL is really taking it to the
Oracle and DB2 with advanced features such
as cluster support and fault tolerance
and in most other departments the features
run head to head with the competition.
Non-SQL junkies can take heart with the
GUIs dramatically reducing the reliance
on the CLI, bringing administration and
configuration within the realms of the
novice. MySQL V5.0 is a compelling product
and it is hard to argue against its nomination
for the Editor's Choice award." |
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| Database
Developers Embrace Open Source Database Solutions
(2005-10-18 Evans Data Corporation) |
| "Open
source database deployments are up more
than 20% in the last six months, according
to Evans Data’s Fall 2005 Database Development
Survey. MySQL use, for example, has increased
by more than 25% in six months and is approaching
a majority in the database space, with
44% of developers using the open source
database." |
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MySQL Ready for Prime Time (2005-10 SQL Summit) |
| "The
future looks promising for MySQL because
version 5.0 makes it competitive for enterprise
computing, with capabilities such as transactions,
stored procedures, parallel processing
and the capacity for very large databases.
The free MySQL Community Edition is an
excellent vehicle for expanding the MySQL
developer community. That opens the door
for license revenues, new products that
complement MySQL, and consultants evangelizing
MySQL to their clients." |
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Novell and MySQL AB Expand Partnership for Leading Open Source Database
(2005-08-09 Novell) |
| "Under
the reseller and joint-support agreement,
the only accord of its kind between a Linux
vendor and MySQL AB, Novell will now offer
subscriptions to the MySQL Network commercial
database service directly to its customers.
As a result, customers can now deploy a
true enterprise-class open source foundation
for their IT infrastructure with confidence." |
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MySQL launches program, codeset for enterprise IT (2005-03-03 IT Manager's
Journal) |
| "The
team behind the MySQL Open Source database
has launched an enterprise program designed
to make it simpler and easier for enterprise
IT staffs to adopt MySQL. The program,
dubbed MySQL Network, provides both optimized
MySQL technology, services and "fast track" answers to technical and licensing questions surrounding MySQL. MySQL Network
reflects MySQL's sensitivity to the differences
between early adopters and the needs of
the new breed of enterprise user." |
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MySQL And Red Hat Vow Improved Customer Support (2005-04-21 InformationWeek) |
| "MySQL
AB is partnering
with Red
Hat Inc.
to ensure
that the
two companies
support
users running
the MySQL
open-source
database
on Linux
as companies
build out
large server
clusters
and grids." |
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MySQL 4.1 moves in on Oracle (ZDNet UK 10/26/2004) |
| "Brian
Aker, director
of architecture
at MySQL,
told ZDNet
UK on Tuesday
that the
new features
in MySQL
4.1 including
support
binary
protocol prepared statements, full clustering, sub-queries and GIS data sets." |
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The State of the Dolphin at the MySQL Users Conference 2005 (2005-04-20
ONLamp.com) |
| Axmark
and Widenius
announced
that MySQL
5.0 is
code complete.
The new
version
supports
stored
procedures
and triggers
following the ANSI
SQL standards.
MySQL can
be a transaction
manager
using XA
distributed
transactions.
Financial
applications
have requested
the Precision
Math that is included
in 5.0.
Exact calculations
are possible
with well-defined
rounding. |
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Is MySQL Gearing Up To Take On Oracle? (2005-04-12 NewsFactor Network) |
| "With
new features
in the
latest
version
of MySQL,
like subqueries
and a new
binary
format,
the company
has become
a stronger
competitor
against
much larger
companies,
and seems
poised
to bite
into their
revenues.
Even more
importantly,
said Garry,
MySQL might actually
spark some
fundamental
changes
in the
market. |
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MySQL readies beta of enterprise open source database (InfoWorld 2005-01-04) |
| "'I
think it's
a very
important
release,'
said Noel
Yuhanna,
senior
industry
analyst
at Forrester
Research.
'This is
going to
have some
enterprise
features
like triggers,
stored
procedures,
and views,
which are
very important
-- especially
when you're
dealing
with business
applications,
especially
when you're
dealing
with packaged
applications.
This will
take MySQL
to the
next level
[in terms
of] adoption.' Open
source
databases
soon will
be broken
up into
two categories:
easy-to-use
offerings
and more
feature-rich,
enterprise-level
products,
said Yuhanna." |
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MySQL Completes Another Record Year (MySQL AB 2004-12-15) |
| "According
to InformationWeek
research
published
in November,
open source
databases
such as
MySQL continue
to gain
significant
traction
in mainstream
corporate
applications.
Of the
hundreds
of companies
interviewed,
42 percent
of them
are already
using open
source
software
in their
production
databases
with
another
33 percent
currently
considering
an open
source
deployment." |
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Why
open source and MySQL are winning corporate
hearts (SearchEnterpriseLinux.com 9/7/2004) |
| "For
many applications, however, a company
only needs a fairly basic database server. It has got to be fast,
scalable and standard. In
these situation, if an IT organization
can get 90% of the functionality of an Oracle or DB2 database
for 10% of the price, that is a pretty
compelling argument for an open source database." |
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A
DIY Approach to Stored Procedures in MySQL
(Dev Shed 8/31/2004) |
| "If
you have avoided using MySQL in the past
due to its lack of support for stored procedures, here’s good
news. The latest developer release
of MySQL (MySQL 5.0) supports stored
procedures. Drum roll, please! If you want to jog your memory
before you begin to create those
cretins or want to know more about them,
read on. In this article, we'll learn what stored procedures are
and create our first stored
procedure in MySQL and learn some useful
commands while we're at it. " |
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The
MySQL License Question (Open for Business
8/13/2004) |
| "Concerning
the fear of litigation suggested by the consultant mentioned earlier,
Urlocker said, "We are never going to be the license police." While the company has no desire to legitimize uses it sees as going against
the philosophy of the license, he emphatically
denied that MySQL had any interest in spending time suing users
over what it sees
as gray areas." |
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MySQL
AB Launches MySQL Hosting (LinuxElectrons
7/28/2004) |
| "MySQL
Hosting supports the latest production
release of the MySQL database. MySQL Hosting customers do not
need to install the MySQL database
or any other software on their computer
to use the MySQL database or administer it. The account comes
with PHPMyAdmin, a Web-based
utility for administrating MySQL databases.
Users can add, modify and delete MySQL databases through the online
interface with a Web
browser such as Internet Explorer or Mozilla." |
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Why
MySQL grew so fast (news from the 2004
MySQL Users Conference) (O'Reilly Network
4/19/2004) |
| "Most
indicative of its mantle as a true disruptive
technology, MySQL proved that many of the missing high-end features
weren't as indispensable
as people used to claim." |
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MySQL
takes cue from the master (CNET News.com
4/14/2004) |
| "Interest
in MySQL is swelling. Application developers,
who were instrumental in the rise of Linux adoption, are showing
greater affinity for
MySQL. A January report by Evans Data
found that the number of applications that run using MySQL grew
30 percent last year, compared with a
6 percent growth rate for Microsoft's
SQL Server. Based on a survey of technology professionals, AMR
Research predicted that use of
open-source databases, which it said
is experimental now, will be mainstream by 2006. " |
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PostgreSQL
vs. MySQL vs. Commercial Databases: It's
All About What You Need (DevX.com 4/12/2004) |
| "This
article compares PostgreSQL and MySQL,
both to each other as well as with their commercial counterparts. " |
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MySQL
AB Launches MySQL Cluster (MySQL AB Press
Release 4/14/2004) |
| "In
a database cluster, data is distributed
over a group of inter-connected databases residing on multiple
servers, or nodes. With MySQL Cluster,
the databases in the cluster work as
one powerful, fault-tolerant database running on low-cost commodity
hardware and software. " |
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Popularity
Growing For Open-Source Databases (InformationWeek
3/11/2004) |
| "Users
told AMR Research that they initially
were concerned about finding technical support for the open-source
code but discovered they could
purchase maintenance and support contracts,
much like what's available for commercial software. " |
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Study: Open-Source Databases Going Mainstream
(CNET News.com 3/8/2004) |
| "
'Open-source databases ... will move to
widespread acceptance by 2006,' the AMR Research study said. AMR surveyed
140 information technology managers in December and released results
this month. " |
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MySQL and JBoss cozy up (1/21/2004) |
| "Open-source
software companies JBoss Group and MySQL are forming a partnership
to jointly sell and market products to large corporate customers
interested in expanding their use of open-source software. |
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Software Experts Find MySQL Code Exceptionally Clean (12/18/2003) |
| "The
code quality of open source data store MySQL is six times better
than that of proprietary database software, according to a survey
conducted by Reasoning Inc., a Mountain View, Calif.-based automated
software inspection service provider. " |
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MySQL MySQL Breaks Into the Data Center (10/3/2003) |
| ""MySQL
is also upsetting the entire database market. Charles Garry, an
analyst at Meta Group Inc. in Stamford, Conn., hails it as 'a
disruptive technology' that's commoditizing databasesso much so,
he says, that 'the future of the database market will be the standardization
on MySQL. " |
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If the Glass Slipper Fits (5/16/2003) |
| "With
Linux clearly gaining broad acceptance, the open source database
layer is ascendant -- watch out for MySQL in the enterprise. " |
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