MySQL Bug #79497: Full text indexes and aggregate functions
This bug is already reported at MySQL Bugs. It appears to be an upstream issue, reproducible on current 5.6 and 5.7.
Should we be muddying the relational waters? Use cases for MySQL & Mongodb | Scalable Startups
Seems I’m not the only one keeping away from JSON on the relational DB:
I would shy away from the NoSQL add-ons that some relational vendors have added, to compete with their newer database cousins. This starts to feel like a fashion contest after a while.
You can also get my point of view on this matter:
Get a summary footprint on a MySQL server instance
Landing on an enterprise with ongoing projects mean that servers are often handed to IT staff without complete knowledge of what’s inside.
I’ve built a simple script, scraping from here and there, to gather a summary of relevant information.
MariaDB Enterprise Cluster in Microsoft Azure Marketplace
MariaDB Enterprise Cluster with Galera technology is a multi-master cluster that achieves high availability and scalability through features such as synchronous replication, read and write to any cluster nodes without slave lag, automatic membership control of new nodes joining the cluster and failed nodes dropping from the cluster.
SQL Server Row Level Security | Official Pythian Blog
So I’ve read the article above and thought:
- Will managers realize they have to document a formal data security policy?
- Will DBA staff be accountable for wrong permissions: granting too much or too little access to data?
Overall, I think it’s definitely a good security enhancement but security lies on the weakest link, right?
World’s oldest original digital computer is turned back on after 61 years | ExtremeTech
Visual Studio 2015 Final Release Event
Watch the live event or download it now:
https://www.visualstudio.com/downloads/download-visual-studio-vs
'It's a graveyard': The software devs leaving Greece for good | ZDNet
With the current globalization of services, is imigration still the way to go? Can’t developers land a a remote job and work from their homes?
Maybe we’re all ready to be customers for shopping and services that are in “the clouds”, but not for staffing projects.
when will we put people up there too?
Gmail Adds “Undo Send” Feature
This is a must have. Incredible how it’s been so long overdue!
Every mail service should have this feature.
#Powershell and SQL Server: Using the SQLPS Provider | Art of the DBA
A quick and easy read to get a feel of managing a SQL Server instance using powershell.
Article: SQL Server 2012 SP2 CU5 Available | Glenn Berry
SQL Server 2012 SP2 CU5 Available | Glenn Berry
Article: Free ebook: Microsoft Azure Essentials Fundamentals of Azure
Free ebook: Microsoft Azure Essentials Fundamentals of Azure
Microsoft mainstreams business intelligence with new and improved Power BI Preview - The Official Microsoft Blog
Today is an incredibly exciting day as we unveil the new Power BI – a service we believe will fundamentally transform the “business of business intelligence.” Power BI can help every company adopt a data culture with easy-to-use, accessible tools and innovative technology that lowers the barrier to entry, for all. For those not familiar with Power BI, it is a cloud-based business analytics service (software-as-a -service) for non-technical business … Read more »
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.NET Core is on Github
CoreCLR is the .NET execution engine in .NET Core, performing functions such as garbage collection and compilation to machine code. .NET Core is a modular implementation of .NET that can be used as the base stack for a wide variety of scenarios, today scaling from console utilities to web apps in the cloud.

For those of you who missed what .NET Core is all about, this is a must read:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/dotnet/archive/2014/12/04/introducing-net-core.aspx
Picture: How to take a screenshot in 1983: http://t.co/kYg5bX4SF4
How to take a screenshot in 1983: