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Entries from October 2009

Multi-Tenant Database Architecture – Part 3

October 29th, 2009 · 2 Comments

In my first post on Multi-Tenant Database Architectures, I outlined the various factors that must be considered when choosing a multi-tenant architecture. In my second post I examined the “Separate server” and “Shared server, separate database server process” architectures. In this third post, I will outline the “Shared database server process, Separate database” model. I [...]

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SQL Anywhere “Innsbruck” Beta – Sign Up Now

October 20th, 2009 · 4 Comments

“Innsbruck” is the codename for the the next major version of SQL Anywhere. The beta registration page is now live. You can sign up here.

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Using an Encrypted Database to Store User IDs and Passwords

October 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment

A common problem I have run across among many co-workers and family members is that they have too many different user ids and passwords to easily remember them all. Personally, I have 178 different user ids with associated passwords. I have user ids and passwords for things like the user/password combination for this blog, my [...]

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Multi-Tenant Database Architecture – Part 2

October 9th, 2009 · No Comments

In my last post, I outlined the various factors that must be considered when choosing a multi-tenant architecture. In this post I’ll examine the “Separate server” and “Shared server, separate database server process” architectures, and highlight the factors mentioned previously. Remember, there is no “one-size-fits-all” approach to implementing a multi-tenant database, only trade-offs. Separate Server [...]

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