Database tools provider Tokutek has updated its MySQL storage engine to support live updating of schemas, the company announced Wednesday. Taking a database offline to update the schema can be too ...

Not sure if this topic belongs here or in the Programmer Symposium forum. I was just moved to a different department, and they have a zoo of mySql schemas and tables across many boxes. The problem ...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ScaleBase, the MySQL scalability company, just released Data Traffic Manager 2.1. It’s the only database scalability software that enables applications to cost-effectively ...

For database administrators (DBAs), keeping databases running at peak performance can be a little like spinning plates: It takes agility, concentration, quick reactions, a cool head, and an occasional ...