Date: 24-Nov-2009   URL: www.sun.com/software/products/mysql/features.jsp

MySQL

MySQL Feature    

Features & Benefits

MySQL reduces the total cost of ownership of database software by reducing database licensing costs by over 90 percent and cutting systems downtime by 60 percent. At the same time, it lowers hardware expenditures by 70 percent and reduces administration, engineering, and support costs by up to 50 percent.


Features & Benefits
Scalability and Flexibility Run anything from ...
  • Deeply embedded applications with a footprint of just 1MB, or
  • Massive data warehouses holding terabytes of information

High Performance
  • Table and Index Partitioning
  • Ultra-fast load utilities
  • Distinctive memory caches
  • Full-text indexes, and more

High Availability
  • Run high-speed master/slave replication configurations with Row-Based and Hybrid Replication
  • Specialized Cluster servers offering instant failover

Robust Transactional Support
  • Complete ACID (atomic, consistent, isolated, durable) transaction support
  • Unlimited row-level locking
  • Distributed transaction capability, and
  • Multi-version transaction support

Web and Data Warehouse Strengths
  • High-performance query engine
  • Tremendously fast data insert capability, and
  • Strong support for specialized web functions, like fast full text searches

Strong Data Protection
  • Powerful mechanisms for ensuring only authorized users have access
  • SSH and SSL support safe and secure connections
  • Powerful data encryption and decryption functions

Comprehensive Application Development
  • Support for stored procedures, triggers, functions, views, cursors, ANSI-standard SQL, and more
  • Plug-in libraries to embed MySQL database support into nearly any application

Management Ease
  • Use Event Scheduler automatically schedule common recurring SQL-based tasks to execute on the database server
  • Average time from software download to complete installation is less than fifteen minutes

Open Source Freedom and 24 x 7 Support
  • Around-the-clock support and indemnification available through MySQL Network
  • Enterprise quality and enterprise ready, from installation to support

Lowest Total Cost of Ownership
  • Save on database licensing costs and hardware expenditures, all while cutting systems downtime
 
 
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