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- mySQL starring as Peter Pan
- The American view is that there are both closed source and open source alternatives to mySQL, specifically PostgreSQL and Ingres. The European view is that open source must be allowed to grow up, and communities must be allowed to compete directly with the big boys, or competition is not real....
- Tags: MySQL, Open Source, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-10-21
- OpenLink Express Edition ODBC Driver for Ingres 6.02.3280 (Mac)
- The OpenLink ODBC Driver for Ingres Express Edition is a single component installed on a machine hosting ODBC compliant applications such as Microsoft Excel, 4th Dimension, Omnis Studio, DB Visualizer, DB Designer, etc. The OpenLink ODBC Driver for Ingres Express Edition is a multi-threaded "Wire Protocol" Driver, enabling seamless...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, ODBC Driver, Ingres, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Software downloads 2009-09-17
- Europe can stick a fork where its mouth is
- Problem with your thinking...Sun owns the copyright. That means that they can rebrand the license. If you fork it, it is GPL forever. Thus you are definitely loosing out.Your argument would have made sense if Sun would have said, "hey we are going to release this under the Apache license."...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Databases, MySQL, mouth, Sun Microsystems Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-08
- LucidEra's demise is about money, not SaaS
- LucidEra's demise is about money, not SaaSLucidera's DemiseAs one of the early adopters of Lucidera, I can say that we believe that BI in the cloud is a viable business offering. One of the challenges is to provide a platform with hooks into as many potential data sources as...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Pricing, Managed hosting, Business intelligence, Tools & Techniques, cloud computing, LucidEra, software-as-a-service
- Discussion threads 2009-07-14
- Can the enterprise strategy work?
- In associating with Red Hat, Ingres grabs a lifeline into the larger enterprise customer space. The release makes this explicit in the headline, noting that the enterprise customers "bet their business on open source." by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Strategy, Open Source, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-05-14
- SOASYNC 1.0.2 (Mac)
- SOASYNC is a global data synchonization software based on Service Oriented Architecture. It runs under most popular Java Application Server: WebSphere, Weblogic, Tomcat, JBoss, Jetty, Sun App Server, etc. and also shipped with SOARUN application server from Soalib. SOASYNC can syncrhonize uni and bidirectionally across 24 multi-vendor, multi-platform databases accross...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Application Server, Server, Soalib, SOASYNC, SOASYNC Synchronization, Storage, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Databases, Middleware, Hardware, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Software downloads 2009-04-23
- The Oracle-buys-Sun thing - 'Snorkel' - what's the deal with that?
- "Thanks Larry for finally putting us out of our misery." -Tony Baer There's been a firehose of commentary to be found about today's announcement that Oracle intends to buy Sun, so I won't add to the noise. But I will point to some insightful remarks...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., Dana, Miko, Programming Languages, Java, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Mergers & Acquisitions, Middleware, Open Source, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Investment, Finance, Joe McKendrick
- Blog posts 2009-04-20
- Ingres puts one foot in front of the other
- Ingres puts one foot in front of the otherIngres OriginsDana, Thanks for the Ingres coverage, but I wanted to point out a factual inaccuracy in your post. You state "Ingres offers an implementation of postgresql" This isn't accurate The name "Postgres" was a contraction of Post-Ingres and...
- Tags: Databases, Ingres
- Discussion threads 2009-03-31
- Ingres puts one foot in front of the other
- Take a moment, today, and give a turtle its props. Slow and steady can win the race too. As Ingres proves. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Ingres, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-03-31
- MySQL vs PostgresSQL
- Or "still picking on Roger" - specifically this part of the comment quoted yesterday: There are many free databases to choose from: Firebird, Ingres, Postgres, and MySQL to name most of them. Most of the "best" developers and the largest community are behind Postgres. MySQL came out of nowhere...
- Tags: MySQL, Open Source, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2009-03-17
- Wood, Arrows, and motivation
- A comment by frequent contributor Roger Ramjet from last week: Free Databases There are many free databases to choose from: Firebird, Ingres, Postgres, and MySQL to name most of them. Most of the "best" developers and the largest community are behind Postgres. MySQL...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Stagnation, Motivation, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2009-03-16
- Reading the Oracle tea leaves
- Reading the Oracle tea leavesFree DatabasesThere are many free databases to choose from: Firebird, Ingres, Postgres, and MySQL to name most of them. Most of the "best" developers and the largest community are behind Postgres. MySQL came out of nowhere - and it seems destined to return there, after the...
- Tags: Databases, OPEN SOURCE, Sun Microsystems Inc., Postgres, tea leave, database, Oracle Corp., BLOC, NDP
- Discussion threads 2009-03-10
- When will enterprises contribute to open source?
- When will enterprises contribute to open source?But where is open source AIX or DB2?ntEnterprises do contribute to open sourceWhen collaboration saves paying staff at each of the participating companies, then they collaborate. That's on products no customer is expected to buy, or which would be prohibitively expensive for one...
- Tags: open source
- Discussion threads 2009-02-18
- Open source does not need new buzzwords
- Open source does not need new buzzwordslean application developmentnice entry - interesting to watch any discussion about buzz words - George Carlin is smiling somewhere today - I do like the term lean though, just like it a bit more when applied to oss projects in general rather than to...
- Tags: Open Source Does, open source
- Discussion threads 2008-12-11
- MySQL Vs. Unify Data Server: What might have been
- MySQL Vs. Unify Data Server: What might have beenThat's what happenswhen you go for popular rather than best fit. MySQL was late to the game and has less features than other major databases. Most FOSS experts "in the know" prefer Postgres - they say that most of the open source...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Databases, Sun Microsystems Inc., MySQL
- Discussion threads 2008-12-09
- Thanksgiving: Some of the things that make me thankful
- Thanksgiving: Some of the things that make me thankfulA few of my favorite thingsFacebook - although next year I'm hoping for a Facebook App that will retain the veracity of the slogan "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas!" by refusing to post Facebook updates if it senses that the...
- Tags: Blogging, Facebook
- Discussion threads 2008-11-27
- Can database lock-in be broken
- Can database lock-in be brokenCredit Larry for being very good, cheap enough, and just enough lock-in.But, there are a lot of transactions done by open source databases and it is growing. It would be interesting to know the percentage of transactions done by each database worldwide.Ingres and Postgres"Ingres is based...
- Tags: Databases, Ingres, Oracle Corp., Postgres, Michael Stonebraker, database
- Discussion threads 2008-11-19
- The services game: Will you trust a tech company to solve your business problems?
- The services game: Will you trust a tech company to solve your business problems?Trust IBM!?Having witnessed first hand PWC's work on implementing SAP, and IBM's capabilities as an IT outsourcing expert, the trust is gone.Not a new concept, and not isolated to IBMThe concept of providing business services that fall...
- Tags: Outsourcing, services game, business problem, tech company, IBM Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-22
- SaaS market will 'collapse' in two years
- SaaS market will 'collapse' in two yearsHe doesn't get itSo to summarize Debes (who comes off a little like Vinny from da mob or a coke dealer - his words, not mine):(1) SaaS and Cloud computing as a delivery vehicle has been tried before and therefore will fail (like all...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), cloud computing, software-as-a-service, SaaS IS, SaaS Model, Lawson Software Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-28
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