Monthly Archives: September 2005

How big is your mysql server?

This is from one of my customer’s mysql server: Number of rows inserted 8669554, updated 286107, deleted 46900, read 116812522 While that is impressive on the surface what if I told you that was for less than two hours? Yes … Continue reading

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Hell just froze over

See: Oracle to Buy Rival Siebel in $5.85B Deal – Yahoo! News Business software maker Oracle Corp. is buying its struggling rival Siebel Systems Inc. for about $5.85 billion, continuing a recent shopping spree that has eliminated two of its … Continue reading

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Utility Error Blamed for L.A. Blackout

See: Utility Error Blamed for L.A. Blackout – Yahoo! News Hundreds of thousands of people were affected by the resulting power surge and outages, which were reported from downtown west to the Pacific Coast and north into the San Fernando … Continue reading

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