Semi-Synchronous Replication. The most unexpected new feature in MySQL 5.5 is semi-synchronous replication. Before now, replication in MySQL has been asynchronous. The slave is configured to read from ...

The release candidate of MySQL 5.5 is now available for download, ... Specific improvements have been made in indexing, multi-core support and semi-synchronous replication.

• In regard to data loss, MySQL 5.5 offers the semi-synchronous option, which helps minimize the risk of master-slave synchronization problems due to a master server going down. For PostgreSQL, a full ...

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Oracle has announced the general availability of MySQL 5.5. The new release delivers enhancements enabling users to improve the performance and scalability of web applications across multiple ...

Google has released improvements and enhancements for the popular open source relational database, MySQL. ... Other enhancements include support for semi-synchronous replication, ...

With the release of MySQL version 5.5, Oracle is marketing the open-source database for Web application duties, while targeting its namesake Oracle database for enterprise applications. “We see ...

At this week’s Oracle Open World show in San Francisco, Oracle made it clear they will continue to invest in MySQL. By unveiling the release candidate for MySQL 5.