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So, which one is Enterprise Class?

As a mysql user, and postgres user, and oracle user, and sybase user, I don't use myql because it's cheap.

I use it - in many areas - because it's better. It's faster in most cases. It's got useful features that other databases haven't. It's much - orders of magnitude - easier to set up and get started than something like Oracle. Setting up replication is a breeze, too.

Now, mysql isn't perfect, by any means. There are (often complex) queries that really slow it down. There are some features associated with the high-end databases that it doesn't have.

While I'm not sure I would recommend my finance or personnel departments switch to mysql, I'm also convinced that mysql (other people may have other relatively lightweight open-source databases they prefer - I'm OK with that) is in many cases the better tool for the job when it comes to providing web services or similar workloads. In the areas where mysql excels, I would happily pay for it, while some of the more senior databases wouldn't get in the frame even if they were free.

Posted by: ptribble   Posted on: 11/07/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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