Until recently, I've been a fan of the PostgreSQL database, but Mysql's database replication implementation is very slick. Not to disparage my favorite RDBMS too much, but PostgreSQL's replication ...

The requirements of interactive online applications are dramatically increasing, with users demanding ever-higher levels of availability (uptime). At the same time, datacenter and cloud ...

MySQL databases come in all shapes and sizes, but most often are deployed behind Web sites. As sites grow, the companies behind them often become concerned about uptime and want to move to a ...