Database tools provider Tokutek has updated its MySQL storage engine to support live updating of schemas, the company announced Wednesday.Taking a database offline to update the schema can be too ...

MySQL AB plans to wean itself from dependence on erstwhile rival Oracle Corp. by building a data storage engine to work with its open-source database and will encourage other firms to create ...

MySQL encourages developers to study the source code it makes available on its Web site including the MyISAM or InnoDB code and then build their own database engines, he said.

With the release of MariaDB 11.6, the MariaDB Foundation has announced the public preview of Vector search for the open-source fork of the MySQL engine. Database experts and open-source advocates see ...

In August, MySQL also dropped support for the lesser-used BerkeleyDB storage engine, also now controlled by Oracle after its purchase of SleepyCat Software Inc. in early 2006.

MySQL outlined plans to test and certify plug-in engines for its eponymous database, named HP as a services partner and backed the debut of Zmanda open-source data protection technology.

MySQL HeatWave is a major upgrade to the popular open-source database engine that combines online transaction processing, analytics, machine learning and machine learning-based automation within a ...

MySQL is unusual among popular databases in that it allows users to easily switch between storage engines. Mickos said it offers a more flexible alternative to database vendors such as Oracle and ...

TokuDB is a storage engine that can replace MySQL’s default storage engine, InnoDB. It also works with the MariaDB database. Version 5.0 of Tokutek’s TokuDB storage engine offers two new ...