Author Archives: Lawrence Schwartz

SwRI Chooses TokuDB to Tackle Machine Data for an...

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Tackling machine data on the ground to ensure successful operations for NASA in space

Issues addressed:

Scaling MySQL to multi-terabytes
Insertion rates as InnoDB hit a performance wall
Schema flexibility to handle an evolving data model

The…

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Tokutek Welcomes Gerry Narvaja!

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We are excited to have Gerry Narvaja start today at Tokutek! Gerry has spent more than 25 years in the software industry, most of them working with databases for different kinds of applications, from embedded to large-scale web products.…

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Tokutek and PalominoDB Partner to Bring Scale,...

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MySQL storage engine provider joins forces with leading database consultants to deliver support for growing number of MySQL and MariaDB customers
Lexington, MA – (May 2, 2012) – Tokutek, the leader in high-performance and agile database

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Percona MySQL Conference and Expo Week in Review

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Thanks to all of those who came by our booth and to see Leif’s presentation on Read Optimization, and to my Lightning Talk on OLTP and OLAP at the Percona MySQL Conference and Expo. It was an incredible…

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OLTP and OLAP – Have Your Cake and Eat it...

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Looks like we’ll be having some more fun at the Percona Live MySQL Conference! In addition to our booth and my colleague Tim’s talk, my lightning talk was accepted. The title is “OLTP and OLAP…

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Looking for Global Collisions

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On Monday, I took a break from planning for the upcoming Percona Live MySQL Conference (where we have a sessionlightning talkbooth, and other misc activities planned) to go attend the UK-Massachusetts Innovation Economies Conference at the MIT…

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Win Free MySQL Conference Tickets!

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Tokutek and Percona are giving away free tickets to the Percona Live MySQL Conference and Expo (worth $995 each), and you can win them! We’re also giving away copies of High Performance MySQL, 3rd Edition (worth $55 each).…

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Big Data and MySQL – a Discussion with...

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Given all the focus and hype on Big Data, I was excited to have the chance at the recent O’Reilly Strata Show to sit down with Jeff Kelly, one of the top rated “Big

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O’Reilly Strata 2012: The Year of the Data...

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We had the privilege this past week to be invited to be part of the 2012 O’Reilly Strata “Making Data Work” Conference. Some of our photos from the event are here. At the event, we were…

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Evidenzia Upgrades to TokuDB v5.2 to Address...

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Ensuring sufficient disk I/O to catch copyright violations at network speed.
Evidenzia GmbH & Co. KG
Issues addressed:

Storage growth, including maxed-out disk I/O utilization
Performance issues and business impact due to slow selects
Inability to revise data schema on…

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