ADTmag: The Call of MySQL | Linux Today

ADTmag: The Call of MySQL

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 14, 2004

“Attention has focused of late on how open-source Linux is
displacing Solaris, Windows NT and other OSs. Effects are being
felt in the database world as well, as MySQL especially seems to be
displacing other DBs and gaining open-source traction.

“But MySQL’s potential as a ‘disruptive’ technology also
includes the ability to provide DBs where flat files stood
before…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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