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title: On MySQL props for Stepho, and Open Source Business models
date: 2005-11-23T20:10:08Z
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Zack Urlocker, vice president of marketing for MySQL, just said [this](http://zurlocker.typepad.com/theopenforce/):

> Stephen O’Grady, analyst and co-founder of [RedMonk](http://www.redmonk.com/), is a guy who clearly understands both the existing IT industry and the impact of open source. I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know Stephen over a few years and while I have not always agreed with all of his analysis, I always respect that he has done his homework to understand the real issues. While many of the larger analyst firms in the industry have a reputation for staying at the 50,000 foot level, RedMonk dives down to a much deeper level.

Zack recommends you read these blog entries from Stephen on open source:



[Attack of the Open Source Databases](http://www.redmonk.com/sogrady/archives/001111.html)

[OSBC Day 1](http://www.redmonk.com/sogrady/archives/001066.html)

[OSBC Day 2](http://www.redmonk.com/sogrady/archives/001077.html)

Who are we to argue… thanks Zack.