Re: NASA switches from Oracle to MySQL

From: JoeB <joeb_at_jagas.demon.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2001 21:51:59 +0000
Message-ID: <3A5641FE.815EEFCC@jagas.demon.co.uk>

mySQL powers a lot of sites with gigabytes of data for example:

http://www.computerstaff.net the UK's second largest IT jobsite with several gigabytes of
data of CV's and job listings is powered by mySQL. So is yahoo finance. Surely this database
is robust and stable and capable. What are your arguments to that.

JoeB wrote:

> NASA switches from Oracle to MySQL.
>
> Software shift at NASA may herald similar switch by other government
> agencies.
> Are the days of number of ORACLE numbered?
> Plus, Oracle extends $1 million challenge to BEA users, but not Open
> Source Databases?
> Why?
>
> Read full story on http://www.computercontractor.net
Received on Fri Jan 05 2001 - 15:51:59 CST