Scaling MySQL
Like Linux, MySQL scales up and down
Can run many MySQL instances at once
Can run one very big MySQL instance
Can run with only a few MB of memory
Suitable for small devices
Will be disk-bound
Can embed using libmysqld (MySQL 4.x)
Can recompile to add/remove features
Table types, query cache, etc.
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