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 ...

Oracle Strikes Back with Migration Tool Aimed at SQL Server. Call it the duel of the database migration tools. "The free Microsoft SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA) makes it easy to migrate data ...

Sun's MySQL Buy Targets Oracle, Microsoft. Sun Microsystems set the stage for a heavyweight database battle with one-time close partner Oracle and longtime rival Microsoft with its $1 billion ...

Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella added that Oracle Database@Azure will not only help customers complete their transition to the cloud but also open new AI vistas as well.

MySQL was first released in 1995, while the community-developed fork, MariaDB, emerged in 2009 as a reaction to Oracle's acquisition of the open-source technology.