Updated
MySQL a 'pretty poor database' says departing Oracle engineer
PostgreSQL a better option for open source RDBMS, he claims
06 Dec 16:02 | 123
Popular Stories
Science
China's Yutu rover spots 'mysterious hut' on far side of the Moon
Cube-shaped object is probably just a rock. Yutu will check it out anyway
06 Dec 05:00 | 116
Who, Me?
How to destroy expensive test kit: What does that button do?
Fidgety fingers and boredom = trouble
06 Dec 08:30 | 71
Opinion
The dark equation of harm versus good means blockchain’s had its day
Put crypto back in the crypt
06 Dec 09:15 | 146
On-Prem
Sun sets: Oracle to close Scotland's Linlithgow datacentre
Questions for tenants as Ellison's gang executes its OCI strategy
06 Dec 10:00 | 32
Servers
India reveals home-grown server that won't worry the leading edge
And a National Blockchain Strategy that calls for gov to host BaaS
06 Dec 00:58 | 6
Science
Galileo satnav system gets two new somewhat confusing satellites
Despite being the 27th and 28th launched, they're the first of a dozen first-gen birds
06 Dec 07:16 | 38
On-Prem
The Omicron dilemma: Google goes first on delaying office work
Hurrah, employees can continue to work from home and take calls in pyjamas
06 Dec 11:32 | 65
Video
Tech Bro CEO lays off 900 people in Zoom call and makes himself the victim
'The last time I did this, I cried' says Better.com CEO Vishal Garg
07 Dec 06:44 | 75
On-Prem
China to upgrade mainstream RISC-V chips every six months
Home-baked silicon is the way forward
06 Dec 23:54 | 7
Off-Prem
Alibaba splits itself into Chinese and overseas ops
Seeks world domination through 'diversified business governance'
06 Dec 06:01 | 5
Security
Spar shops across northern UK shut after cyber attack hits payment processing abilities
Franchisees' closures also affect petrol stations
06 Dec 18:41 | 26
Register Debate
This House believes: A unified, agnostic software environment can be achieved
How long will we keep reinventing software wheels?
06 Dec 10:45 | 30
Personal Tech
Microsoft to 600 million Indians: feel free to hand over some data
LinkedIn adds Hindi service to target the world's third-most-spoken language
06 Dec 03:30 | 4
On-Prem
The SEC is investigating whistleblower claims that Tesla was reckless as its solar panels go up in smoke
Tens of thousands of homeowners and hundreds of businesses were at risk, lawsuit claims
06 Dec 22:35 | 4
OSes
Helios-NG: An open-source cluster OS that links the Atari ST and Commodore Amiga
Does anyone have the stones to revive this long-forgotten software?
06 Dec 13:46 | 10
Interview
AWS DocumentDB not MongoDB-compatible, says MongoDB Inc
MongoDB CTO Mark Porter: 'It is 34 per cent compatible, through our tests'
06 Dec 18:13 | 9
Security
Cuba ransomware gang scores almost $44m in ransom payments across 49 orgs, say Feds
Hancitor is at play
06 Dec 13:02 | 8
Security
LINE Pay leaks around 133,000 users' data to GitHub, of all places
Someone just accidentally put it there, says the messaging service company
07 Dec 04:03 | 1
Security
Miscreants make off with $150m of digital assets in BitMart security breach
Or it might be nearer $200m. Even the amounts stolen seem to be volatile in the crypto world
06 Dec 17:01 | 8
Bootnotes
Fail: Exam paper marked by Elon Musk up for auction
Sweary test on sale as Tesla CEO forgets where he parked his car
06 Dec 19:03 | 11
Science
It's primed and full of fuel, the James Webb Space Telescope is ready to be packed up prior to launch
Fingers crossed the telescope will finally take to space on 22 December
07 Dec 00:48 | 51
RE:INVENT
Graviton 3: AWS attempts to gain silicon advantage with latest custom hardware
Key to faster, more predictable cloud
06 Dec 12:17 | 1
Updated
Uber's gig economy business model takes a blow from London legal double-whammy
Free Now taxi app unlawfully registered by regulator – and Ts&Cs didn't comply with the law
06 Dec 15:43 | 18
Security
Microsoft wins court approval to take over sites run by Chinese crime gang
'Nickel' back in trouble for trying to lift secrets, often by exploiting Microsoft snafus
07 Dec 05:31 | 8
Personal Tech
The nub of the issue: Has your ThinkPad's TrackPoint gone TITSUP*? You aren't alone
A post-Halloween spooktacular as users face the 'Ghost in the Machine'
07 Dec 10:00 | 23
Updated
AWS wobbles in US East region causing widespread outages
'We have identified the root cause and we are actively working towards recovery'
07 Dec 18:05 | 13
Legal
Indian government committee slams 'gross misuse' of internet shutdowns – even in Kashmir
Officials use them for mundane matters, not big emergencies as laws intend
07 Dec 02:45 | 4
Security
Foreign Office IT chaos: Shocking testimony reveals poor tech support hindered Afghan evac attempts
Contributed to dysfunction as diplomats and soldiers struggled to get Afghan helpers out of reach of Taliban
07 Dec 13:49 | 19
Offbeat
Shocking: UK electricity tariffs are among world's most expensive
And the cheapest? Libya
07 Dec 15:15 | 63
On-Prem
Questions over timetable slippage in UK taxman's £7bn 'cliff edge' IT procurement
Watchdog says tenders to be published by September – but HMRC procurement show that's not going to plan
07 Dec 09:15 | 2
Off-Prem
Thought NHS Digital's wind-down meant it would stop writing cheques? Silly you. It's gone on an IT buying spree
£37m signed up for soon-to-be-defunct non-dept public body
07 Dec 11:30 | 23
PaaS + IaaS
Blogfight! Blogfight! Blogfight! Fastly flames Cloudflare's serverless stats
We're faster than you. No you're not. Are too. No way! Yes way … can someone take this pair to the principal's office?
07 Dec 08:13 |
Register Debate
Why we will not have a unified HPC and AI software environment, ever
No good reason for vendors to play ball with each other
07 Dec 10:45 | 7
Security
Cryptominers aren't just a headache – they're a big neon sign that Bad Things are on your network
So says Sophos in warning about Tor2Mine Monero malware
07 Dec 16:14 | 3
Paid Feature
What if it could be SysAdmin Day, every day? Would anyone actually notice?
Actually, they’d care a lot
06 Dec 14:30 | 2
Personal Tech
Samsung splits itself in two... internally: Semiconductor biz and then everything else
Smartphones and consumer electronics now under one roof
07 Dec 13:20 | 1
Science
Hubble Space Telescope restored to service: No repeat of those missing messages, but here's a software patch anyway
They went full science. Always go full science
07 Dec 17:45 | 7
AI + ML
Self-driving towards an IPO? Intel unveils plans for Mobileye offering
Chipzilla to keep its hands on the wheel
07 Dec 12:25 | 1
Reg Reader Survey
The (IT capacity) testing times we live in: Survey's in – and my, how some of you have grown
Only one respondent 'noticeably reduced the capacity of their systems'
07 Dec 14:30 |
Software
Rusty Linux kernel draws closer with new patch adding support for Rust as second language
Experimental – but good enough to start writing 'drivers and other modules'
07 Dec 18:50 | 2
Databases
MongoDB logs 50% hike in Q4 sales, beats analysts forecasts for next quarter
Yet losses grow at NoSQL database biz
07 Dec 20:01 |
On-Prem
Power management IC shortage holding cars, laptops, hostage
Couple of cents-worth of kit causing big problems for the year to come
07 Dec 20:49 | 1
Webinar
Enterprise AI is too important to be ‘experimental’. Here’s how to speed your way into production
This webinar will show you how to get a (Open) shift on
06 Dec 17:59 |
