Just a quick note to let you know that I’ve written a new technical in-depth white paper on the MySQL 5.1 server that you can now download from our site. It covers all the new features in 5.1 and provides some technical examples of each enhancement that our new release offers. Check it out when you get a chance and let me know if you have any questions.
We’ve been getting some nice feedback on our recently introduced Monitoring and Advisory Service that’s part of MySQL Enterprise. In talking with many of you, I know anything that makes MySQL less of a black box with respect to what’s going on underneath the covers is welcome.
If you’re a MySQL DBA or a dev/sysadmin who’s got the responsibility of taking care of one or more MySQL servers, check out the latest article I wrote on our dev zone that highlights some things in our new service that you’ll likely find appealing. And as always, let me know what you think so we can keep making things better.
Hi All -
I’ll pile on with Stewart and let you know that the new 5.1.14 beta is out with lots of fixes, plus other niceties for you to explore. We’ve seen a decent increase in 5.1 beta interest, with downloads of 5.1 for November experiencing over a 50% bump than what we saw in October.
In addition, I’ve been taking a sneak peek at some of our preliminary survey results (please participate!), and was interested to see that 23% of you have indicated you’re using 5.1 in production. Of course, we don’t recommend that you use 5.1 for production systems, but it’s nice to see that some of you are finding 5.1 of high enough quality to do so.
Just a quick note to thank all of you who have already participated in our recent survey. Normally once a year, we conduct a user survey where you tell us a little about how you use MySQL and a lot about what more we can be doing to serve you better. Your input helps us plan our product roadmaps and prioritize the things we need to focus on in the coming year and beyond.
If you haven’t yet filled out our survey, please visit our community page, and then click on the survey link in the upper right hand corner. And of course, we’ll be giving away gifts to those who lend us a helping hand.
Thanks again.