(Vance McCarthy) As enterprise IT begins to more aggressively consider Open Source options beyond Linux, the four other members of the LAMP-J stack often get the lion’s share of the attention.

(Joe McKendrick) Open source software has captured the imagination of much of the IT world, and open source databases are very much a part of this equation. However, to a large degree, open source databases have only cracked open the door to the enterprise, and many remain confined to peripheral app

(Tony Patton) Discover how you can use the .NET Framework to work with all aspects of your MySQL data. Also, get extended examples of how to work with MySQL data via .NET.

MySQL is simplier than PostgreSQL but much faster. MySQL doesn’t support many advanced features that may be important in huge relational and complicated databases. But for JRA1 measurement architecture MySQL should be adequate (we probably wouldn’t use the most advanced features).

(Steve Mallett) When most people think of open source database products what comes to mind more often than not is MySQL. But that is changing in the enterprise market, and among demanding developers. The PostgreSQL project has been steadily clawing its way up the ladder in mindwidth since its in

(Tony Patton) Mono is an open source platform based on the .NET Framework. Find out how to increase your options by providing a vehicle for developing on both Windows, OS X and various UNIX/Linux platforms.

(Russell Dyer) A utility like mysqldump is very useful for backing up MySQL data and table schema. However, backups are usually made only once a day or at some other regular interval. If data is lost on your system several hours after the last backup is completed, you may not be able to recover it.

(Bernard Golden) From my perspective, MySQL AB has come of age and is now reaping the rewards of pioneering and making a commitment to enterprise-level open source. (R)

(Tony Patton) MySQL continues to gain market share due to its ease of use and price. The open source community has extended its reach by developing a connector to be used with the .NET Framework. Learn more about using these MySQL in your .NET applications.

(Paul DuBois) Database management systems implement abstract concepts but do so on real hardware bound by real physical constraints. As a result, queries take time—sometimes an annoyingly long time. Find out how to minimize your wait in this sample chapter.