Solid Open Source and MySQL
p2p news / p2pnet: Solid Information Technology says it’s adapting its online transaction processing (OLTP) storage engine to work with MySQL Server.
A solidDB Storage Engine prototype will be available for download and community testing on April 24, and the source code, covered by GNU Public License (GPL), and will online as a beta in July, it says.
"An open source storage engine will spur the adoption of open source relational databases for mission critical applications," said Stacey Quandt, research director at AberdeenGroup. "The availability of the solidDB open source storage engine will enable a smooth transition for customers seeking an alternative to Oracle’s InnoDB."
Key features include:
- multi-version concurrency control
- full transactional integrity with robust ACID support
- online backup capabilities
- fast performance for mixed workloads
- robust security with database roles
- dynamically configurable parameters
The solidDB Storage Engine will be generally available in towards the end of the year
Also See:
Solid Information Technology – Solid to Unveil Transactional Storage Engine at the MySQL Users Conference, April 17, 2006
