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DiscountASP.NET Improves Security Of SQL Server Hosting
[2010-03-02] DiscountASP.NET, a Windows shared hosting firm, has announced improved security of their SQL Server hosting platform through the support of SSL encrypted SQL communication with SQL 2008 and SQL 2005 servers in both their U.S. and U.K. datacenter locations.
Microsoft Answers Calls For SQL Server 2005 Service Pack
[2010-02-19] Your wish is - at least in this one instance - Microsoft's command. The company has listened to requests for another service pack for SQL Server 2005, and in response, has decided to put something out in the fourth quarter of this year.
Oracle Plans Strategy For Sun's Asset Integration
[2010-02-02] Last month Oracle executives laid out their strategy for integrating Sun's assets with Oracle. The whole event spanned over 4 hours. I'll just update readers on the section that related to Sun's open source assets.
MySQL Could be Bought By IBM
[2010-01-19] A quick review of the Save MySQL online petition stats today shows that the results are still in line with the results I reported previously. Over 90 percent of petition signees would require Oracle to divest MySQL to a "suitable third party". I noticed that Michael "Monty" Widenius' post explaining the petition provided several options for a "suitable third party".
Florian Mueller Sets Out To Save MySQL IN 2010
[2010-01-04] Florian Mueller begins 2010 by demonstrating why he was named EU Campaigner of the Year by the Economist five years ago. While most of us were prepping for New Year's Eve celebrations or contemplating New Year's resolutions, Monty and Mueller spent December 28th launching an online Save MySQL petition against the Oracle acquisition of MySQL via Sun.
Negative Reactions To Oracle's Acquisition of MySQL
[2009-12-09] It's a given fact of human nature that people despise change. We're creatures of habit, and we like things to remain the way they have been. There's of course some exceptions to the rule, but that isn't the case with Oracle's attempted acquisition of Sun Microsystems. If you haven't been keeping up, Oracle has been attempting to purchase Sun Microsystems since April, but has been stymied by the Europe's antitrust laws.
Yahoo Bounces Back From SQL Injection Flaw
[2009-11-17] Jobseekers are perhaps some of the last people in the world who deserve to be bothered by malware; things are tough enough for the unemployed, particularly in this economy. Yahoo might deserve a round of applause, then, as the company fixed an SQL injection vulnerability affecting its HotJobs site.
Microsoft Schedules SQL Server 2008 R2 Price Hike
[2009-11-10] People and businesses that want to get close to Microsoft's SQL Server 2008 R2 may have to dig a little deeper than they expected. Microsoft recently announced that certain editions will carry a higher price tag for the first time in about four years.
MySQL Founder Concerned Over Fork User Protection
[2009-10-21] Ex MySQL leaders on opposite sides of EU vs. Oracle discussion. MySQL's ex-CEO Marten Mickos and MySQL co-founder Michael ‘Monty' Widenius have recently released open letters to the EU. Marten writes in support of Oracle acquisition of MySQL, as part of the Sun acquisition. Monty writes to block MySQL from being controlled by Oracle.
Survey Puts Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL In Tight Race
[2009-10-08] When it comes to relational database systems in emerging markets, Microsoft SQL Server is king, according to the results of a new survey. MySQL might be characterized as the prince who's just a heartbeat away from the throne, though.
No MySQL Mentioned in WSJ Ad
[2009-09-15] Matt Asay and Marten Micknos both tweeted about Oracle's ad targeted at Sun customers that ran in Wednesday's Wall Street Journal. It's also on Oracle's website:
SQL Injection Attack Hits Over 55,000 Sites
[2009-08-25] The existing SQL community may want to take note: a whole lot of people are getting introduced to the database computer language whether they like it or not. A mass SQL injection attack has compromised upwards of 55,000 sites, and from there, normal Internet users are becoming the targets.
Bridging The Gap Between RDBMS And NoSQL
[2009-08-04] Reading ComputerWorld's article on the anti database movement reminded me of James Governor's "SOA flatlines: BRAIN!" post. I always love going back to James' post when someone proclaims that Y is so much better than X, that while X is used widely, X will surely die. Here's a choice set quotes:
Collection Of The Best SQL Related Material On The Web
[2009-07-21] The MySQL Librarian is an initiative aimed to collect links to the best MySQL-related material on the web. I asked Giuseppe Maxia, MySQL Community Team Lead, more about the initiative.
Euro Open SQL Camp Begins August 22nd
[2009-06-23] The European edition of the OpenSQLCamp 2009, will take place in Sankt Augustin (Germany) on Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd within the Free and Open Source Conference 2009 - the German conference now in its fourth year.
Ntirety Gets Into MySQL Database Administration
[2009-06-02] MySQL is now officially under Ntirety's figurative umbrella. The Massachusetts-based company has expanded its remote database services to include the relational database management system, which should result in all sorts of benefits for users.
SaaS Version Of SQL Server Management Toolset Announced
[2009-05-08] Individuals and companies with ties to SQL Server may soon have a much easier time of things. Red Rock Consulting has released a Software as a Service (Saas) version of its RockSolid SQL Server Management toolset.
Oracle Slated To Buy Sun
[2009-04-21] The AP is reporting that Oracle will buy Sun shares for $9.50/share, $0.10 higher than IBM's reported offer which fell through. The deal is expected to close in this summer.
First Look At Predictive Analytic Software By SPSS
[2009-04-07] Today SPSS Inc. announced new product releases and new naming for its product families. Predictive Analytics Software (PASW) is the new umbrella and the four families are layered below this. The four families are Data Collection, Statistics, Modeling, and Deployment.
SQL Injection Attacks Receiving All Sorts Of Attention
[2009-03-24] Here's a tiny bit of good news for SQL experts: when a non-techie asks what you do, it's now less likely that your response will garner a blank stare. Unfortunately, this is because SQL injection attacks are becoming common to the point that the mainstream press is catching on.
Understanding SQL Language Restrictions
[2009-03-03] A. SQL LANGUAGE RESTRICTIONS The following is a list of major NON-ANSI and NON-ODBC SQL syntax provided by SQL Server which must not be used in the System Development Environment (SDE).
Developing And Utilizing SQL Naming Standards
[2009-02-10] The format for stored procedure names will be:
SafeNet Offers HSM That Works With MS SQL Server 08
[2009-01-20] SafeNet has announced that its Luna SA hardware security module (HSM) now works with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 for greater application security and performance by offloading select management functionality.
Setting Up MySQL Replication
[2008-12-16] This is the second part of an article that I wrote discussing replication in MySQL. The first part of the article was a more general primer on what replication is and how it differs from clustering. The first part of the article can be found here.
Finding and Using DateFormat Within SQL
[2008-12-09] Have you ever tried to find a DateFormat or date_format function in SQL Server? Chances are you probably ended up concatenating a bunch of DatePart strings to get the format you are looking for.
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