Oracle is taking MySQL in a new direction: introducing an aggressively priced cloud service combining transaction processing and data warehousing, with the bonus of dispensing with ETL.

Oracle probably didn't understand MySQL well enough to want to buy the open-source start-up, now part of Sun. Like a knife and screwdriver, their products are complementary.

Oracle maintains its own download site for MySQL 8. Note that each operating system’s downloads are stored on a different page; you’ll need to select an OS from the “Select Operating System ...

Observers say that Oracle's acquisition of MySQL will not be damaging to MySQL itself and question the motives of some detractors A number of influential members of the open-source community are ...

It's tempting to speculate that Oracle 's bid for Sun Microsystems is a convenient way to kill off open-source database wonder, MySQL. But MySQL's former chief executive, Mårten Mickos, sees ...

Percona continues to nip at Oracle's heels, releasing a free version of the open-source MySQL 5.6 database with advanced features similar to ones in Oracle's paid enterprise edition.

Oracle said it's made MySQL 70 times faster than previous versions. The new MySQL Cluster 7.2 database can now do 1.05 billion reads per minute, according to Oracle's benchmarks.

Although Oracle's acquisition of Sun does represent a massive stroke of consolidation for the database market, it's hard to believe that Oracle could truly kill off MySQL even if it really wanted ...