Oracle

SchemaSpy - Excellent Database Graphs for Free!

A lot of Java projects have quite complex database schemas in the backend. Although, using object-relational mapping it can be useful to have a deeper...

0 replies - 1269 views - 07/10/08 by Rainer Eschen in News

MySQL creator releases Maria, the new engine that will replace InnoDB

A blog posting from MySQL founder and original developer, Michael "Monty" Widenius, announces the release of a major new database engine called...

6 replies - 5622 views - 01/28/08 by Rick Ross in News

Oracle Essentials

The book's preface says it all: "We've tried to make this an ideal first Oracle book for a wide spectrum of Oracle users - but not the last!" They identify an important audience for the...

0 replies - 699 views - 01/23/08 by Meera Subbarao in Book Reviews

Sun Buys MySQL, Gets Oracle for an Enemy

Sun, Oracle’s sometimes best friend, turned into an Oracle competitor this morning when it said it was buying MySQL, the open source database that’s part...

2 replies - 877 views - 01/16/08 by Maureen O'Gara in News