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 ...

Open-source database company MySQL continues to add capabilities common to commercial database software as it tries to shake up the multibillion-dollar market. MySQL on Monday introduced an early ...

The company releases a developer version of MySQL 5.0, which can create and run stored procedures, a feature common to commercial databases. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and ...

John Engates is the CTO of Rackspace Hosting and an evangelist for the open cloud. Open source data has a split personality. There’s the NoSQL zealot who likes to fire off tirades against the ...

MySQL on Wednesday announced general availability of Version 4.1 of its MySQL open source database, which the company is positioning as production-ready for large-scale enterprise usage. The upgrade ...

MySQL AB on Wednesday announced general availability of Version 4.1 of its MySQL open source database, which the company is positioning as production-ready for large-scale enterprise usage. The ...

Acquisition of one of the most successful open-source software companies is a bold move for Sun, which has embraced open source to try to boost revenue. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering ...

Oracle is holding back test cases in the latest release of MySQL. It’s a move that has all the markings of the company’s continued efforts to further close up the open source software and alienate the ...

When it comes to open-source licenses, developers have their fair share of choices (GPL, BSD, MIT, Apache, etc.), all of them with their own pros and cons. The same goes for commercial licenses. MySQL ...

Amidst months of allegations from content creators in various niches, YouTube has finally admitted to using AI to enhance videos on its platform. Goldman Sachs says ...

For database administrators (DBAs), keeping databases running at peak performance can be a little like spinning plates: It takes agility, concentration, quick reactions, a cool head, and an occasional ...