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.

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 ...

Since Oracle launched its MySQL HeatWave service in December 2020, it has continuously driven differentiation in the database-as-a-service market. While competing against some of the biggest names ...

Oracle has announced significant MySQL tweaks, including new storage engine HeatWave and pricing structure updates.

Oracle recently announced the general availability of MySQL HeatWave Lakehouse, a fully managed database service. The company previously debuted the service at its CloudWorld event last October. This ...

Linux distributors have been moving from Oracle's MySQL to its popular fork, MariaDB - and now Google is also moving to MariaDB.

Creator suggests it will be replaced The founder of MySQL Michael Widenius "Monty" claims that Oracle is killing off his MySQL database and he is recommending that people move to his new ...

Addition of MySQL Analytics Engine is expected to bolster the adoption of Oracle's (ORCL) MySQL Database Service and consolidate its position in the lucrative database management service market.

With its January 2010 acquisition of Sun Microsystems, Oracle gained the MySQL open source database management software (DBMS) platform for enterprise IT environments. MySQL is designed to let users ...

The release candidate of MySQL 5.5 is now available for download, Oracle announced on Sunday at its OpenWorld event in San Francisco. The company said that the new release brings improvements in ...

LAS VEGAS, Oct. 18, 2022 — Oracle today announced MySQL HeatWave Lakehouse, enabling customers to process and query hundreds of terabytes of data in object store in a variety of file formats, such as ...