Oracle talks up plans for MySQL expanding the levels of service it can offer customers, rolls out beta version of MySQL 5.5 and kills Project Falcon, opting for InnoDB for database search.
Oracle talks up plans for MySQL expanding the levels of service it can offer customers, rolls out beta version of MySQL 5.5 and kills Project Falcon, opting for InnoDB for database search.
Linux vendor Red Hat will report its fiscal 2010 numbers today. Virtualization, cloud services, middleware, a big win on the Tokyo Stock Exchange-- is Red Hat's future as rosy as it appears?
<b>Tech Republic:</b> "A few weeks ago I had the distinct displeasure of waking up to a series of emails indicating that a series of RAID arrays on a remote system had degraded. The remote system was still running, but one of the hard drives was pretty much dead."
With this new release, Novell's identity management tools/framework cover the move of services and identity floating in the clouds, and more tools for access and security on the way.
The introduction of the xml data type, with its own set of methods for processing xml data, made it possible for SQL Server developers to create columns and variables of the type xml. Deanna Dicken examines the modify() method, which provides for data manipulation of the XML data stored in the xml data type via XML DML statements.
<b>WEBM Project:</b> "Though video is also now core to the web experience, there is unfortunately no open and free video format that is on par with the leading commercial choices. To that end, we are excited to introduce WebM, a broadly-backed community effort to develop a world-class media format for the open web."
<b>IT World:</b> "The OSI has been one of those organizations that seemed to fall short of its true potential, which is always a source of frustration; you want them to succeed, and don't understand when things go awry."
As the government pours billions into utilities to create an intelligent network, standards bodies are working to secure the emerging grid so it doesn’t become a repeat of the PC industry.
As the government pours billions into utilities to create an intelligent network, standards bodies are working to secure the emerging grid so it doesn’t become a repeat of the PC industry.
Hard-Core Hardware: Disk fragmentation is a significant problem for many data centers. Virtualization only makes it worse. Find out what steps you can take to mitigate it.
<b>FierceContentManagement:</b> "The trouble was that by the time they released updated versions, The Onion's hacked version was so different from the original, it could no longer afford to upgrade without sacrificing its substantial customizations."
<b>Linux Planet:</b> "Linux vendor Red Hat today released the first public beta of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (RHEL 6), giving observers a look at what's to come in the next version of its flagship operating system platform."
Microsoft's CEO offers his take on the iPad and responds to Jobs's comment that PCs will become more like trucks while mobile devices are fast becoming the "cars" most consumers will use.
Cathy Malmrose, the CEO of ZaReason, wishes customers would call sooner when they have problems, instead of waiting until they're completely frustrated. Why don't they?
Hard-Core Hardware: Disk fragmentation is a significant problem for many data centers. Virtualization only makes it worse. Find out what steps you can take to mitigate it.
<b>ServerWatch:</b> "In contrast, IBM and HP, the other two big enterprise UNIX players, have been plodding along steadily, hoping all the while to pick up disaffected Sun customers quicker than they lose their own to Linux implementations."
<b>Thoughts on Technology:</b> "As of 10.04 beta I have begun using the KDE desktop environment. I really like many of the things KDE has to offer, however KDE's network manager applet (knetworkmanager) still is lacking compared to Gnome's applet."
OS Roundup: Despite the growing popularity of the myriad Linux OS and cloud computing options, HP-UX retains a strong, albeit leaking, presence. Now, with Sun's UNIX ecosystem in turmoil, HP is seizing the day as it packages and sings the virtues of its Big Iron OS.
OS Roundup: Despite the growing popularity of the myriad Linux OS and cloud computing options, HP-UX retains a strong, albeit leaking, presence. Now, with Sun's UNIX ecosystem in turmoil, HP is seizing the day as it packages and sings the virtues of its Big Iron OS.