Continuent To Bring Open Source DB Replication To the Oracle World 83
Robert Hodges, CTO of Continuent, has an interesting blog entry about a new approach to database replication that they are undertaking. The new approach aims to provide easier access to replication for low-end Oracle users in addition to the alpha offering they already have for MySQL. "It's not a coincidence that we chose to implement MySQL and Oracle replication at the same time. MySQL has revolutionized the simplicity and accessibility of databases in general and replication in particular. For example, MySQL users have created cost-effective read scaling solutions using master/slave replication for years. MySQL replication is not free of problems, but there is no question MySQL AB helped by the community got a lot of the basics really right. On the other hand, Oracle replication products offer state-of-the-art solutions for availability, heterogeneous replication, application upgrade, and other problems, albeit for high-end users. For example, Oracle Streams and Golden Gate TDM offer very advanced solutions to the problem of data migration with minimal downtime. The big problem with these solutions is not capabilities but administrative complexity and cost."
Re:MySQL + Oracle = MyOracle (Score:5, Insightful)
Isn't it Postgres?
Re:MySQL + Oracle = MyOracle (Score:2, Insightful)
What does MySQL have that Oracle needs or would improve it? I can't think of anything - seriously. I'm not trying to troll, fill me in on where MySQL is better than Oracle.
Price?
Re:MySQL + Oracle = MyOracle (Score:3, Insightful)
They don't enforce it, but they still place stupid arbitrary restrictions on what you can do.
If you have PostgreSQL on a machine and clone it, you're always fine. Even if you clone and keep the original, even if you clone a single-CPU install onto a quad-CPU computer, etc.
For a legit business ignoring their license isn't an option, you either do what they say or don't use their product.
So, yes, unless there's something very specific that you need Oracle for, I'd recommend not using it. It *is* the high-end product, but few organizations really need it.