ZDNet

Google quietly dumps Oracle MySQL for MariaDB

Despite being the most popular open-source database management system (DBMS), Oracle's MySQL has been sinking into trouble. Major Linux distributions like Red Hat and SUSE, are switching it out for ...
ZDNet

Oracle who? Fedora & openSUSE will replace MySQL with MariaDB

For database developers and managers, this change shouldn't be a problem. MariaDB, a MySQL fork founded by the original MySQL developers, is designed to be a drop-in replacement for the MySQL Database ...
Forbes

Oracle Adds New AI-Enabling Features To MySQL HeatWave

Oracle is synonymous with database. In fact, the company has about six different databases to solve whatever data management problem you have. Are you still running OpenVMS? Oracle will hook you up ...
Computer Weekly

MySQL 5.7 aims at deeper convergence with Oracle tech and NoSQL

Oracle has released an upgrade to its open-source database MySQL, with the purpose of making it work better with Oracle’s database technologies and NoSQL databases. MySQL 5.7 continues a convergence ...
InfoWorld

Percona challenges Oracle with alternate MySQL release

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. The newly ...
CNET

MySQL fills Oracle-consumed hole in database

Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and cutting-edge technologies. He joined CNET in 2002 to cover enterprise IT and Web development and was previously executive editor of IT ...