I’m pleased to announce that we have just released 32-bit Drizzle AMIs, based off of Amazon’s stock 32-bit RPM-based AMIs. Launch an instance of this AMI (and you can use a small instance), log in as “ec2-user”, and you will have an instant Drizzle server to utilize! This server is utilizing file-based authentication, but … [Read more...]
MySQL Council activities and presence at Collaborate and MySQL Conference
In the land of the MySQL council, the IOUG has created a survey asking for community feedback on the future of the council and the IOUG’s programming for MySQL. This is an excellent opportunity for us to shape how the largest independent user group supporting Oracle technologies helps our community grow and work with Oracle going … [Read more...]
Blue Gecko Drizzle AMIs now available!
I’m pleased to announce that we’ve made available two Drizzle Amazon AMIs for the community to take advantage of! The AMIs are: ami-d408fabd – Blue Gecko Drizzle AMI This AMI is a ready-to-use AMI that comes with a complete Drizzle version 2011.03.13 GA installation as well as the client library and Perl DBD::drizzle … [Read more...]
IOUG’s MySQL Council statement on public bug database uses
Being a MySQL Council member is something that takes up some of my time, but what I get in return is to help the community address issues in with Oracle when there is a lack of communication or understanding. The council drafted a statement late last week after Mark Callaghan’s post “Where have all the bugs gone?” and has reached … [Read more...]
SOX is poorly implemented for IT operations
What’s worse: Not knowing you have a problem, or being told you don’t have a problem when you really do? What drives me crazy about SOX is the whole approach is flawed. Look up anything you can find on the history of SOX and you’ll read it was put in place to help prevent fraud, specifically, another MCI WorldCom or Enron-type scandal. When … [Read more...]
Ninja tricks in top!
One of our senior MySQL DBAs, Mike Hamrick, wasn’t feeling well this week and so stayed home from the office. Instead of actually resting, produced this video about reading top output! I leave it to you all to watch and learn from our local tool tip pro. And, feel better Mike! Related posts:Introducing the Bluegecko MySQL Training … [Read more...]
DBD::drizzle 0.303 Released
I’m pleased to announce the release of DBD::drizzle 0.303! As Drizzle progresses in development, so too does DBD::drizzle. The main issue is that there are changes that I need to keep up to and that’s what this release primarily consists of. Most of the test suite was broken due to an error “Transactional DDL not supported” … [Read more...]
Blue Gecko attending Open Source Days in Copenghagen
Our European office in Denmark will be attending Open Source Days, Saturday, March 5. Are you a sysadmin, a programmer, or an (upcoming?) active user of Linux, UNIX, or *BSD then you have to participate at Open Source Days – Community Edition 2011. Getting the itch scratch, get tips and tricks for the cool programs your company or your … [Read more...]
OurSQL update and recording day!
The OurSQL podcasts will eventually make it into the Blue Gecko blog. But, in the mean time, I’d like to summarize what Sheeri Cabral and I have been getting up to. As I mentioned in the OurSQL revival post we are working to bring you a podcast every week about something technical or community related. Since mid-December, we’ve … [Read more...]
WHY AUTOMATION IS ESSENTIAL FOR EVERY SHOP
As physical infrastructure has changed over the years, management and configuration mechanisms have evolved as well. In the old days, large machines were managed by hand in many cases, by expert administrators who understood their configuration intimately. Then, as smaller machines were integrated into the enterprise, management-by-hand became … [Read more...]
Patrick Galbraith named Oracle ACE!
A big congratulations to our very own Patrick Galbraith, who has just been recognized as an Oracle Ace for MySQL! In addition to being an absolute MySQL rock star, in his “spare time” he maintains DBD::mysql, DBD::drizzle, FederatedX storage engine and the Memcached Functions for MySQL. He has just authored “Developing Web Applications using … [Read more...]
2011 MySQL community dinner (west) at the O’Reilly MySQL Conference
This year’s facts: What: MySQL community dinner (west) Who: me, you, and many MySQL community members When: Monday, April 11th – Meet at 6:30 at the Hyatt Santa Clara or at 7 pm at the restaurant Where: Pedro’s Restaurant and Cantina – 3935 Freedom Circle, Santa Clara, CA 95054 How: Please RSVP and share this invitation with the community. I … [Read more...]
Oracle tablespace hot backup mode revisited
Here’s a revised version of an old popular article I wrote over ten years ago. I wrote this when I was at Amazon.com, long before I came to work at remote DBA provider Blue Gecko. Enjoy! Oracle’s pre-RMAN hot backup mode is the subject of one of the most pervasive and persistent misconceptions about Oracle. During an Oracle tablespace … [Read more...]
MySQL Gotchas on Debian (and Ubuntu)
Blue Gecko works with clients who run many different operating systems. Our preference generally is RedHat Enterprise Linux or CentOS, but we have customers who range far and wide from there including Solaris, Windows, SuSE, and (more and more) Debian and Ubuntu. As we’ve become more familiar with Debian and Ubuntu we have found that those … [Read more...]
YPDNGG: You Probably Don’t Need Golden Gate
Before launching into this, I must give due deference to Mogens Nørgaard’s landmark article, You Probably Don’t Need RAC (YPDNR), available here, but originally published Q3 2003 in IOUG Select Journal. Mogens showed that you can be a friend of Oracle without always agreeing with everything they do. At Blue Gecko, many of our remote … [Read more...]
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