CoderTakeout - MySQL

(SUMMARY) Schooner has a blog post showing that one node of their product beats 9 nodes of Clustrix s in throughput. But this reduces everything to a single number, and that s not everything that matters. If you ve looked at Vadim s white paper about Clustrix...

(SUMMARY) The first Central Virginia MySQL Meetup was a nice little howdy-do, and as a test flight, I think it showed that the bird can get off the ground quite nicely. So, with the generous help of our meeting host Meddius , we re going to do it regularly on...

(SUMMARY) Join me Wednesday for a free webinar on using the new Percona Toolkit v2.0.3 to verify replication integrity . If you re not familiar with this topic, it s one of those must-do things that no one officially tells you is necessary with MySQL. The new...

(SUMMARY) If you re in the DC area, there s an emergency meeting of the DC Tech Meetup to get involved in advocating against SOPA and PIPA legislation. If you can t make it in person, you can use the EFF s online form to write your representatives about SOPA...

(SUMMARY) You can pre-order the new edition of High Performance MySQL now on Amazon or via O Reilly s website . Eric Bergen called the second edition the best MySQL book on the planet . What will the third edition be called? The best in the solar system? This...

(SUMMARY) As a MySQL  consultant, I spend a lot of time talking with people about their backups. More specifically, we talk a lot about recovery. I had an interesting incident myself, which illustrates some of the things that are bound to happen as time...

(SUMMARY) I ve created a Central Virginia MySQL Meetup group for those of you in the area. Our first event will be in a couple of weeks at Meddius s headquarters. I d like to meet and get to know more people in this area who use MySQL, so come out and we ll...

(SUMMARY) If you are using or considering MySQL, and you re in the Washington DC area, there s an excellent MySQL conference coming up on January 11th. I know because I am helping organize it. The event is Percona Live . It s the latest installment in our...