How to install and configure the latest edition of the popular open source database, plus tips for migrating from MySQL 7 MySQL remains one of the most common and consistent elements in the modern ...

It's time to stop sniping at Oracle's handling of MySQL. Far from declining over the past few years, the open-source database has actually improved under Oracle's stewardship, according to Percona CEO ...

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EnterpriseDB says a tool unveiled today that connects Postgres and MySQL databases strengthens the position of Postgres as an alternative standard database. The MySQL foreign data wrapper allows ...

Ever since Linux became a viable server operating system, organizations have been looking to all kinds of open source software (OSS) to save on license and maintenance costs and to enjoy the benefits ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — MySQL AB and IBM announced Wednesday that users of the latter’s System i hardware line will be able to run the MySQL open-source database on the midrange servers. The System i ...

The open-source database market is continuing its upswing, and shows no signs of slowing down. A market update by Forrester Research puts the value of the open-source database market at $850 million, ...

Zack Urlocker likes to compare his employer's database software to a budget airline. It's cheap, devoid of luxurious trappings and doesn't expend much effort catering to customers' whims. But if the ...

Thanks to issues surrounding how to make the open source MySQL databases scale and concerns about Oracle’s ongoing stewardship of the project, interest in an open source MariaDB, which is compatible ...

Databases are essentially the most common target for data breaches. There are also security concerns looming around lack of encryption. McAfee knows quite a lot about this as a global leader in cyber ...