Which database has the best support for replication

Question

I have a fairly good feel for what MySQL replication can do. I\'m wondering what other databases support replication, and how they compare to MySQL and others?

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Answer 1

I haven't tried it myself, but you might also want to look into OpenBaseSQL, which seems to have some simple to use replication built-in.

Answer 2

MS SQL 2005 Standard Edition and above have excellent replication capabilities and tools. Take a look at:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms151198(SQL.90).aspx

It's pretty capable. You can even use SQL Server Express as a readonly subscriber.

Answer 3

Another way to go is to run in a virtualized environment. I thought the data in this blog article was interesting

http://chucksblog.typepad.com/chucks_blog/2008/09/enterprise-apps.html

It's from an EMC executive, so obviously, it's not independent, but the experiment should be reproducible

Here's the data specific for Oracle

http://oraclestorageguy.typepad.com/oraclestorageguy/2008/09/to-rac-or-not-to-rac-reprise.html

Edit: If you run virtualized, then there are ways to make anything replicate

http://chucksblog.typepad.com/chucks_blog/2008/05/vmwares-srm-cha.html

Answer 4

A bit off-topic but you might want to check Maatkit for tools to help with MySQL replication.