Databases

MySQL and Other Topics in RMOUG SQL>Update Winter 2010 Edition

Easy ORM-ness for GAE, part 2

Oracle angles MySQL for Web apps

Oracle has released version 5.5 of its open-source MySQL database

Oracle set to launch MySQL 5.5 GA release

MySQL 5.5 will be the subject of a Web event on December 15

Salesforce.com at turning point as Dreamforce begins

Salesforce.com has grown fast but will need to continue diversifying, particularly into the analytics realm, analysts say

Oracle challenges IBM with Sparc Supercluster

The new high-performance clustered database system can include dozens of rack-mount servers

SAP’s HANA will speed real-time data analytics

Appliance's in-memory technology provides a much faster, more flexible way to analyze large volumes of data, analysts say

SAP launches HANA for in-memory analytics

The in-memory analytic appliance will compete with next-generation data-processing platforms such as Oracle's Exadata machines

SQL for the NoSQL

High-end version of SQL Server 2008 R2 ‘late to market’

A parallel data warehouse edition is due out next month, but Microsoft is behind in functionality compared to other vendors, says an analyst