MySQL a 'pretty poor database' says departing Oracle engineer [Tue Dec 7 2021]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 7 December 2021 ***************************************************************** MySQL a 'pretty poor database' says departing Oracle engineer PostgreSQL a better option for open source RDBMS, he claims ***************************************************************** Off-Prem * Alibaba splits itself into Chinese and overseas ops Seeks world domination through 'diversified business governance' On-Prem * China to upgrade mainstream RISC-V chips every six months Home-baked silicon is the way forward * The SEC is investigating whistleblower claims that Tesla was reckless as its solar panels go up in smoke Tens of thousands of homeowners and hundreds of businesses were at risk, lawsuit claims * Graviton 3: AWS attempts to gain silicon advantage with latest custom hardware Key to faster, more predictable cloud * The Omicron dilemma: Google goes first on delaying office work Hurrah, employees can continue to work from home and take calls in pyjamas * This House believes: A unified, agnostic software environment can be achieved How long will we keep reinventing software wheels? * Sun sets: Oracle to close Scotland's Linlithgow datacentre Questions for tenants as Ellison's gang executes its OCI strategy * How to destroy expensive test kit: What does that button do? Fidgety fingers and boredom = trouble * Microsoft to 600 million Indians: feel free to hand over some data LinkedIn adds Hindi service to target the world's third-most-spoken language Security * Spar shops across northern UK shut after cyber attack hits payment processing abilities Franchisees' closures also affect petrol stations * Miscreants make off with $150m of digital assets in BitMart security breach Or it might be nearer $200m. Even the amounts stolen seem to be volatile in the crypto world * Cuba ransomware gang scores almost $44m in ransom payments across 49 orgs, say Feds Hancitor is at play Software * AWS DocumentDB not MongoDB-compatible, says MongoDB Inc MongoDB CTO Mark Porter: 'It is 34 per cent compatible, through our tests' * MySQL a 'pretty poor database' says departing Oracle engineer PostgreSQL a better option for open source RDBMS, he claims * Helios-NG: An open-source cluster OS that links the Atari ST and Commodore Amiga Does anyone have the stones to revive this long-forgotten software? * The dark equation of harm versus good means blockchain’s had its day Put crypto back in the crypt Offbeat * It's primed and full of fuel, the James Webb Space Telescope is ready to be packed up prior to launch Fingers crossed the telescope will finally take to space on 22 December * Fail: Exam paper marked by Elon Musk up for auction Sweary test on sale as Tesla CEO forgets where he parked his car * Uber's gig economy business model takes a blow from London legal double-whammy Free Now taxi app unlawfully registered by regulator – and Ts&Cs didn't comply with the law * Galileo satnav system gets two new somewhat confusing satellites Despite being the 27th and 28th launched, they're the first of a dozen first-gen birds * China's Yutu rover spots 'mysterious hut' on far side of the Moon Cube-shaped object is probably just a rock. Yutu will check it out anyway ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This email was sent to {EMAIL} You can update your preferences here: or unsubscribe from this list: Situation Publishing Ltd, 315 Montgomery Street, 9th & 10th Floors, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA The Register and its contents are Copyright © 2021 Situation Publishing. All rights reserved. Find our Privacy Policy here: