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From Ingres to EnterpriseDB

I've been reviewing database choices as part of the lead up to a small miracle - a project from some years ago is being resurrected by users who've wrestled some small measure of control back from the IT group that was supposed to take the ideas from my Cocoon demo...

Tags: Ingres, PostgresSQL

Blog posts 2005-06-14

From Ingres to EnterpriseDB

I've been reviewing database choices as part of the lead up to a small miracle - a project from some years ago is being resurrected by users who've wrestled some small measure of control back from the IT group that was supposed to take the ideas from my Cocoon demo...

Tags: PostgresSQL, Ingres

Blog posts 2005-06-14

Additional Resources

MySQL vs PostgresSQL

MySQL vs PostgresSQLStability vs. AbilityUnsurprisingly, my reaction to this post is to relate it back to what we were discussing about competition and the "evolution" of software in the previous Talkback.Murph, I think you're arguing at cross purposes here. Elsewhere you argue that competition is good because otherwise we'd all...

Tags: Databases, Sun Microsystems Inc., MySQL, developer

Discussion threads 2009-03-17

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

RDBMS license costs and Open Source

A comment by frequent contributor JesperFrimann last week caused me to take a closer look at licensing practices among major commercial database vendors other than Microsoft. All three of the big guys (Oracle, IBM, and Sybase) follow the same basic sales model: ...

Tags: Processor, Oracle Corp., Open Source, Sun Microsystems Inc., Hardware, Pricing Strategy, RDBMS, IBM Corp., Pricing, Sales Strategy, Marketing Research, Databases, Marketing, Sales, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2009-03-09

Build your own Google

In an earlier post I talked a bit about a start-up called Kickfire who are releasing an accelerated database appliance for MySQL applications in the 1TB-3TB range that gives comparable performance to an equivalent Oracle RDBMS setup for around a quarter of the price. Kickfire sounds compelling for utility...

Tags: Google Inc., Worker, Aster, Aster Beehives, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-06-05

Programming Heresy

Programming HeresyIs there any point to your blog anymore Murph?...other than to prove to everyone that you are suffering from a serious case of "Sun Persecution Complex" (see [url=http://catb.org/jargon/html/A/Amiga-Persecution-Complex.html]here[/url]).Great"Then I made things worse by telling them that a modern equivalent would use PHP with Apache and PostGresSQL and take perhaps...

Tags: Scripting languages, PHP, Java, programming

Discussion threads 2007-10-30

Reality check: Microsoft isn't waving the white flag

Reality check: Microsoft isn't waving the white flagInteroperabilityYup,As far as interoperability there wasn't alot there that wasn't already. It was about the patents. While the mutual target was initially Red Hat, Oracle's recent decision includes them by default. Of course the long-term target for MS is enterprise Linux in general....

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, GPL 3, GPL, Linux, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp., Novell Inc., SuSE, Red Hat Inc.

Discussion threads 2006-11-02

The importance of Solaris 10

Almost two years ago, in November of 2004, I did a piece for Linuxinsider with this same title: the importance of Solaris 10. Last week Sun formally issued the latest point release, now including ZFS and PostgresSQL. So how do my opinions then, stand up now? Heres...

Tags: Sun Solaris, Sun Solaris 10, DTrace

Blog posts 2006-10-06

L'Unix programming contest

Last week's discussion about development languages was, I thought, both wide ranging and interesting. In particular I ended up trying to understand to what extent, if at all, organizational structures are generally conflated with development issues - meaning that you can't tell the chickens organizational assumptions from the eggs (ideas...

Tags: programming

Blog posts 2006-09-25

iODBC.NET for OS X 4.00.33 (Mac)

iODBC.NET gives Macs, Windows and Linux boxes running Excel, FileMaker Pro, PHP and other applications access to hundreds of SQL database systems (including DB/2, MS-Access, MySQL, ORACLE, SQLServer, FileMaker, MYOB, INFORMIX, AdaBase, Ingres, IMS, NonStop, Pick/Universe, PostgresSQL, Rdb/VMS, DBMS, RedBrick, Pervasive and more). See also www.odbcRouter.com.

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Filemaker Inc., August Software, Apple Mac OS X, Databases, Linux, Desktops, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Enterprise Software, Data Management, Hardware

Software downloads 2006-05-11

Database vendors eye open-source effect

Database vendors eye open-source effect"Features"?"Open-source databases are far and away more focused on delivering goods to market, but the big three have exhausted the list of features and are now looking at more automated, simpler and easier to manage databases," Exhausted the list of "features"? Absurd. What about view updateability...

Tags: Databases, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, database, Oracle Corp., Microsoft SQL Server 2005, open source

Discussion threads 2005-07-13

Does Oracle have a demographics problem?

Does Oracle have a demographics problem?The usual reminderThat the proper alternative to Oracle is a DBMS that implements the relational model faithfully. As all the necessary knowledge is in the public domain it seems an admirable project for open source.Nice"...the predictable Microsoft bigots and the free thinkers..."So no one who...

Tags: Leadership, Strategy, Databases, IBM Corp., Paul, thinker, Oracle Corp., free thinker, open source, innovation, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2005-06-29

Does Oracle have a demographics problem?

In looking at database options for a client I'm struck by the age gap Oracle seems to face. Is it just my imagination and small sample, or does Oracle have a demographics problem? Oracle likes to hire people in their late twenties or early thirties who combine attitude with some...

Tags: Oracle Corp.

Blog posts 2005-06-29

Does Oracle have a demographics problem?

In looking at database options for a client I'm struck by the age gap Oracle seems to face. Is it just my imagination and small sample, or does Oracle have a demographics problem? Oracle likes to hire people in their late twenties or early thirties who combine attitude with some...

Tags: Oracle Corp.

Blog posts 2005-06-29

Counting installs

One of the things hampering the whole open source movement today is our failure to count and report our successes. As I put it in something I wrote for Linuxinsider almost two years ago: In management you get what you measure; in volume sales, you get what the press...

Tags: open source

Blog posts 2005-06-21

Counting installs

One of the things hampering the whole open source movement today is our failure to count and report our successes. As I put it in something I wrote for Linuxinsider almost two years ago: In management you get what you measure; in volume sales, you get what the press...

Tags: open source

Blog posts 2005-06-21

ODBC OverDRIVER 4.00.29 (Mac)

ODBC OverDRIVER is a Mac ODBC driver that enables FileMakerPro, Office, 4D, OMNIS and other Mac OS X applications to access hundreds of SQL database systems (including MS-Access, FileMakerPro, SQLServer, MYOB, ORACLE, DB/2, INFORMIX, AdaBase, Ingres, IMS, NonStop, Pick/Universe, mySQL, PostgresSQL, Rdb/VMS, DBMS, RedBrick, Pervasive and more) by way of...

Tags: ODBC, Apple Macintosh, ODBC Driver, August Software, ODBC OverDRIVER, Databases, Desktops, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware

Software downloads 2004-09-27

Linux desktop split threatens UserLinux

Linux desktop split threatens UserLinuxMisleadingI fail to see how this as a split in linux. This is not the kernal this is mearaly a GUI. With that said, i am glad to see this issue being oppend for debate by the Linux community. At times i think Parens is...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux desktop, desktop, Linux, GUI

Discussion threads 2003-12-22

MapServer 3.6.4 (Mac)

MapServer OSX is a Mac OS X port of the Open Source MapServer software, distributed in the easy-to-install Mac OS X package installer format. The development of this software package was sponsored by the IW:LEARN (International Waters : Learning Exchange And Resource Network) organization as a contribution to the Open...

Tags: Freeware, Apple Macintosh, Server Logistics, MapServer OSX, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Tools & Techniques, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Hardware

Software downloads 2003-03-21