Jim Lawrence
accessd at shaw.ca
Tue Apr 21 18:46:34 CDT 2009
Actually, MySQL is a major player in the Linux world. It is estimated that almost 80% of all Linux DBs are MySQL. The MySQL database comprises almost 35% of the entire database market which is the largest percentage of any database in the market today... more than Oracle. Here is a link to an out-of-date graph (2006) but it will still give a good idea of the trends: http://www.creativesystemdesigns.com/projects/databases.asp#summary Jim -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 11:01 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Oracle to Buy Sun MySQL IMO is a small-potatoes acquisition in this buyout. I don't think that Scott and Larry would dare disturb the waters, but to focus on MySQL misses the larger point big-time, and indicates myopic vision. This acquisition is about obtaining a delivery mechanism that spans hardware and OS and middleware and so on. Sparc is the definitive Linux/Solaris platform. Atop that is all the Oracle middleware (all in Java), and atop that are all the Oracle Apps. So this creates a company that can deliver, as no one else can, a stack that encompasses hardware, middleware and software. Nobody else in the playground can offer this end-to-end solution. Granted, it will take Oracle a few months to actualize this, but the path is clear. And in this pond, MySQL is an interesting tidbit but ultimately small potatoes. You don't buy Sun to get MySQL, you buy Sun for Sparc and Solaris and Linux support and so on. MySQL, much as I love it, is a revenue generator in terms of the support contracts and a migration path to serious database software such as Trusted Oracle (the sort of thing that banks require). My $.02. A. On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 10:24 AM, John Bartow <john at winhaven.net> wrote: > What's going to happen to MySQL? > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller > Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 9:01 AM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: [dba-Tech] Oracle to Buy Sun > > Today the announcement became official. See > http://www.sun.com/third-party/global/oracle/index.jsp. > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com