Archive for the ‘Databases’ Category
Valentina 4.6: The Ultra Fast Database Gets Faster
Valentina DB 4.6 was released yesterday, with some very impressive speed improvements both in index searches and also something as simple as opening a database file. There are also other improvements, like being able to automatically look up functions, store comments and interactively receive log information through an integrated console in Valentina Studio. But what brings it all back to speed is that it enables applications built around Valentina DB, and Valentina Reports, to vastly improve performance, and therefore value. Speed can be your next upgrade. Read the rest of this entry »
MySQL Mess To Get Worse in 2010
Michael Widenius certainly has his concerns about the Oracle acquisition of Sun. Michael is the original developer of MySQL and worked on the project for more than 27 years. It is worth reading his posts about the importance of the GPL in MySQL licensing and even goes on to tie the fate of MySQL to the free nature of the Internet. What I find facinating is that his argument is that the open source project requires a strong corporate master invested in making it competitive with closed source databases. Read the rest of this entry »
