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From “Cybercluster - Cybertec Schönig & Schönig GmbH”

Cybertec is a PostgreSQL replication solution which makes sure that the database cluster is consistent at every point in time. We rely on a shared-nothing architecture which is perfectly suitable for synchronous multimaster replication.

I had somehow missed this newly open sourced (BSD license) solution from the list of accessories in the PostgreSQL 8.3 press release… That sounds like a great multimaster solution. Woohoo, one more tool!

Edit: Actually, that’s two more tools, since Mr. Icon also recommended me first hand to look into the wonders of using pgpool-II for persistent connections today, a product which also has a few replication and load balancing tricks of its own.

From “PostgreSQL 8.3 Press Kit“:

The PostgreSQL Global Development Group today announced the release of version 8.3 of the high-performance object-relational database management system. This release includes a record number of new and improved features which will greatly enhance PostgreSQL for application designers, database administrators, and users, with more than 280 patches by dozens of PostgreSQL contributors from 18 countries.

Please forgive me as I bathe in my own drool after reading the detailed features list and feature matrix.

Still have to rely on Slony-I for master-to-slave replication though…I also have to check into Postgres-R as a multimaster replication engine.

From Lee Feigenbaum’s “TechnicaLee Speaking: Why SPARQL?“:

I’m quite pleased to have played a part in helping SPARQL become a W3C Recommendation. As we were putting together the press release that accompanied the publication of the SPARQL recommendations, Ian Jacobs, Ivan Herman, Tim Berners-Lee, and myself put together some comments (in bullet point form) explaining some of the benefits of SPARQL.

One step closer to semantic heaven.

From “php.pdo: PDO 2: Request for Comments“:

It became apparent over the past year or so that PDO has been a good and valuable addition to PHP. Like JDBC in the Java world, PDO offers similar advantages, such as consistent data access APIs and better consistency across the various drivers. It has also become clear that there is still room for improvement around the functionality, consistency and broader vendor support for PDO.

I love PDO. My only real pet peeve with it is that it wasn’t right in PHP 1.0.

I’m looking forward to see some of the proposed improvements come to life.

From Joe’s shout:

It’s 6PM on a Thursday night and I’m about ready to head over to the Open Web Awards presented by Mashables.com to celebrate Digg’s wins with a few of my fellow Diggers. The only downer is that we don’t have more Diggers to share the fruits of our labor with.

I went to San Francisco last June to meet with the Digg team, and I can certify that if you have the skills, already live in the area or are willing to move there, you MUST apply. It’s not just for show, this team really rocks!

Unfortunately (arguably), I can’t move to SF, family and all, so this one’s not for me.