[ale] MySQL Cluster

[Jay Lozier]

On 02/17/2012 09:14 AM, Lightner, Jeff wrote:
> Given that MySQL is now owned by Oracle and they're already doing unfriendly things with the OEL as opposed to other Linux distros as regards Oracle products I wouldn't trust them to continue playing nice with MySQL.  So if you're making a choice you probably want to look at Postgresql.
>
> Unfortunately I've not done clustering with either of them so can't help you.
>
A couple of MySQL forks/replacements are Mariadb and Percona. Both are 
compatible with MySQL in fact the person behind MariaDB is original 
designer of MySQL. Both of the projects are FOSS with no commercial 
editions.

I use MariaDB (non clustering) personally.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:ale-bounces at ale.org  [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Mike Harrison
> Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 4:57 PM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [ale] MySQL Cluster
>
> On Thu, 16 Feb 2012,mike at trausch.us  wrote:
>> On 02/16/2012 02:35 PM, Jim Kinney wrote:
>>> the writes are screaming fast and the reads are always consistent!
>> Additionally, it is FAST and has MANY TUTORIALS!  And hey, magic pixies
>> are always fun, right?  :-)
>>
>> http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/7091415/mysql-is-a-database
> While cute and funny, and in some cases true...
>
> It's really not constructive in this case. I'm looking for some feedback
> from someone that has actually or is actually using MySQL in a cluster
> configuration. Yeah, I've been googling, reading, etc.. I was hoping to
> find someone whith whome I have an idea about what kind of user/person
> they were, and what their feedback is.  Random blog entries are
> interesting, but are hard to gauge the relevance.
>
> It's being considered aong other options, including retooling to
> PostgreSQL. Heck... considered Sybase/M$-SQL just because of the tools and
> support for it. (have past experience with them as well)
>
> My personal experience using MySQL, stand alone and master-slave
> with databases in the 1 to 8gb range (small?) in mission critical
> situations has been pretty darn impressive. There are things
> I wish it did better (crosstabs for example) but if used
> simply, it rocks.
>
> Anyone out there got any constructive criticism or commentary?
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Ale mailing list
> Ale at ale.org
> http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale
> See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at
> http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo
>
>
>
>
> Athena(r), Created for the Cause(tm)
> Making a Difference in the Fight Against Breast Cancer
>
> ---------------------------------
> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail may contain privileged or confidential information and is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the contents of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this electronic transmission in error, please reply immediately to the sender that you have received the message in error, and delete it. Thank you.
> ----------------------------------
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Ale mailing list
> Ale at ale.org
> http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale
> See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at
> http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo
> .
>


-- 
Jay Lozier
jslozier at gmail.com