As open source has become more mainstream, people have become more comfortable with the idea that open source is a viable and, in many cases, preferable choice when choosing which software to use. Companies such as Google agree that open source is a good platform to use for their mission-critical servers. Gartner is predicting a [...]
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We have released a new set of bits. The solidDB for MySQL Beta 4 is now out. Like the previous release, it is primarily intended as a bug fix release. Pessimistic concurrency control is now in the product, although it still needs additional testing and is therefore not officially listed as supported in the documentation.
I was at the Open Source SIG meeting last night. After the meeting, I had the opportunity to speak with Chris Maresca, co-founder of Olliance Group, a company that specializes in consulting services for open source strategy. We were discussing open source in the enterprise, and I asked him his opinion about the [...]