A Practical Guide to Migrating to MySQL 5.0

With the recent release and rapid growth of MySQL 5.0 in the market, many corporations, government agencies, educational institutions, and others to think about migrating away from their expensive and proprietary database vendors to an open source platform. Of course, a migration from any database is not something to be taken lightly, and so countless organizations are asking what they need to take into consideration when migrating to MySQL. Questions such as "Is the open source model really less expensive in the long run?" and "Can MySQL handle the demanding needs of my critical applications?" are just some of the questions being asked.

This paper attempts to address these and all other major questions that naturally occur when one thinks about migrating a key database-driven system to MySQL. Both the business and technical sides of migrating to MySQL will be dealt with, so whether you are a manager or a seasoned DBA, you will find the needed answers to your questions that revolve around migrating to the world's most popular open source database - MySQL.

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