Preamble: On performance, workload and scalability: MySQL has always been focused on OLTP workloads. In fact, both Percona Server and MySQL 5.5.7rc have numerous performance improvements which benefit workloads that have high concurrency. Typical OLTP workloads feature numerous clients (perhaps hundreds or thousands) each reading and writing small chunks of data. The recent improvements to [...] [...more]
Qt gets faster, adds touch UI stack Nokia’s Qt Software subsidiary released version 4.7 of its Qt cross-platform application and UI framework, touted for offering much faster performance. Read more on Linux Devices [...more]
OpenWorld: Oracle adds to Exadata family with X2-8 SAN FRANCISCO : Oracle has unveiled the latest addition toits Exadata database appliance which the firm hopes will prove popular amongcustomers looking for a private cloud to handle their data processingrequirements. Read more on V3.co.uk via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News [...more]
Microsoft new HPC Server adds SETI-like capabilities Updated Windows HPC OS lets users tap into corporate servers Microsoft today released an updated version of its Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 that can tap into compute resources throughout an enterprise as well as a cloud computing system. Read more on PC Advisor [...more]
Oracle adds to Exadata family with X2-8 SAN FRANCISCO : Oracle has unveiled the latest addition toits Exadata database appliance which the firm hopes will prove popular amongcustomers looking for a private cloud to handle their data processingrequirements. Read more on V3.co.uk via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News [...more]
