Open Source Databases Webinar
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The document discusses open source database options, including desktop and server systems. It covers OpenOffice.org Base and Kexi as options for desktop databases on Linux. For server databases it highlights MySQL and PostgreSQL as popular open source options. It also mentions administration tools like phpMyAdmin for managing server databases. Overall it finds that while desktop open source databases are less mature than proprietary ones, server databases are ubiquitous and on par with commercial alternatives.
Open Source Databases Webinar
- 1. Open Source Database Options Michelle Murrain Nonprofit Open Source Initiative MetaCentric Technology Advising December 16, 2008
- 2. What I'll cover today Context: Desktop database management systems
- 3. Server database management systems Open Source Desktop Database options OpenOffice.org Base
- 4. Kexi Server database management systems MySQL
- 5. PostgreSQL
- 6. Others Open Source Database administration front ends phpMyAdmin
- 7. phpPGAdmin
- 8. Context Desktop database management systems Provide relatively easy way for users to create small to medium sized databases
- 9. Can interface with server database back-ends
- 10. Provide for easy reporting
- 11. Import/Export straightforward Proprietary examples: Access (Windows)
- 12. Filemaker Pro (Macintosh and Windows)
- 13. Context (continued) Server database systems Provide robust, scalable management for large systems
- 14. User interface and reporting must be built on top (or use pre-existing desktop systems) Proprietary Examples: Microsoft SQL Server
- 15. Oracle
- 16. OpenOffice.org OpenOffice.org is a mature office suite Word processor, spreadsheet, presentation package, database, other tools
- 17. Very active development, supported by major companies like IBM and Sun
- 18. Cross-platform (Windows, Mac OS, and Linux)
- 19. Uses open standards: Open Document Format (ODF)
- 20. Database component the least mature
- 21. Now at version 3.0
- 22. OpenOffice.org Base Back end HSQLDB: an open source, java-based database management system
- 23. Other DBMS via ODBC or JDBC or other methods
- 24. Windows: can import Access2007
- 25. Basic interface Like Access, there are tables, forms, queries and reports
- 26. It is clearly meant to imitate Access in features and layout
- 27. Like Access, it has wizards that allow you to create new tables, forms, etc.
- 28. Forms and Reports OOo Base uses OOo Writer for forms and reports
- 29. Can be a bit clunky, but provides a large advantage
- 30. Queries, Views and Relationships Basically, this provides the same sort of interface for these as MS Access Wizard or design modes You can create specific views of individual tables
- 31. You can view and create relationships between tables
- 32. Macros and Events You can record macros, as well as code macros
- 33. You can assign macros to specific events
- 34. DEMO
- 35. Overall OOo Base is a good possible strategy for small databases if you are migrating from MS Office to OOo.
- 36. OOo Base integrates well with OpenOffice.org
- 37. OOo is behind Access if you are a sophisticated database builder
- 38. OOo is really an Access clone – hard to compare with FileMaker Pro
- 39. Kexi Part of KOffice Suite, which is part of the whole K Development Environment project
- 40. Linux only
- 41. Also designed to be an Access alternative
- 42. In active development with a large development team
- 45. Open Source Server-based DBMS MySQL Most popular by far
- 46. Anchor member of the “LAMP” stack
- 47. Owned by Sun Microsystems (bought for $1B)
- 48. Cross-platform (runs on Linux, Windows, Mac, and other platforms)
- 49. Mature, under active development
- 50. Open Source Server-based DBMS PostgreSQL Around longer
- 51. More robust
- 53. Had important features like transactions and stored procedures before MySQL
- 54. Also under active development
- 55. Others Firebird: Fork of Borland's Interbase
- 57. HSQLDB: Java
- 58. SQLite (very popular light database engine)
- 59. Open Source DB Admin front ends Useful admin tools for MySQL and PostgreSQL
- 60. Create databases, tables, query with SQL, pretty much everything you can do natively with the database
- 61. Can run on the same server as the database
- 62. phpMyAdmin Demo
- 64. Conclusions There are a myriad of open source database options.
- 65. Server database options are ubiquitous, as popular as proprietary options, and mature. There are good open source administration tools
- 66. Desktop database options are not as mature as proprietary versions, but moving forward quickly (ironically at the same time as people are moving away from desktop databases.)
- 67. No proprietary options on Linux – OpenOffice.org Base or Kexi are your best bets.