Jay Pipes and Michael Kruckenberg - Open Source Pros
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The new book is ProMySQL, covering all of the newest MySQL 5 features, the MySQL server architecture, storage engines, transaction processing, benchmarking, and advanced SQL scenarios. And the authors, Jay Pipes and Michael Kruckenberg, are not too shy to open up about a big range of big topics, including whether open source software will ever displace those legacy apps (and why CIOs who insist it won’t should take a closer look at what’s running in their enterprise). They also give their views on what they see as the biggest challenge to open source as it moves forward into the mainstream, why MySQL rocks as opposed to other OS solutions, and why in the world they decided to write a big, technical book, anyway (it probably wasn't for the fame, fortune, and glory). They are a couple of nice guys gone author on us, and in this podcast interview, they explain why.
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Jay Pipes has worked with all kinds of companies, big and small, to identify the value of the information they collect and help them build software that best addresses their business needs. From e-commerce to work order management systems, Pipes has been involved in projects using both Microsoft and open source technologies. Passionate about programming and all things technical, Pipes now runs his own consulting business in Columbus, Ohio. When not being bothered by his two cats, two dogs, and a constantly ringing phone, he can be found, headphones pulled across his ears, happily coding away at home. You can typically find him answering questions on the MySQL forums, and can read about his latest goings-on at his web site.
Mike Kruckenberg is a principal software engineer at OpenAir, a Perl/MySQL/Apache/Linux shop that develops professional services automation software. Kruckenberg has a passion for exploring new technologies and is awed by the power and progress of the open source community. He is the co-author of ProMySQL (Apress) and has written a series of database articles for Linux Magazine. Kruckenberg is active in the Boston MySQL user's group, is a member of several MySQL guilds, and has presented at a variety of meetings and conferences.
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