Migrating from Oracle to MySQL can be a challenging task, especially if you have a large and complex database with many dependencies, customizations, and features. However, with the right tools ...

Oracle is determined to keep MySQL if it acquires Sun, but the reason likely has little to do with open source and everything to do with Microsoft. Oracle doesn't compete with open source.

Current information systems must deal with complex data management with regards on evolution over the time. There are several database systems with different data modelling principles, data handling ...

The numerous popular MySQL forks are an unexpected consequence of Sun's acquisition. But why haven't we seen any JBoss forks since the Red Hat acquisition?

MySQL 5.5 supports connection pooling in the Enterprise edition, but failover and load balancing must be handled via a third-party product or custom development. Conclusions. As was previously stated, ...

Oracle Corp.’s $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc. will bring together the world’s most valuable relational database with the most popular open source one: MySQL.

Yet if you visit mysql.com, you’ll see hardly any mention of Sun, the company that purchased MySQL for $1 billion in 2008, and Oracle’s logo is buried deep at the bottom of the pages.

Oracle is making a fresh run at Microsoft’s SQL Server, claiming on Tuesday that its open-source MySQL database offers up to 90 percent cost savings over SQL Server along with blazing ...