Comparisons between MySQL and SQL Server “are misleading, since Microsoft has a much richer and more complete platform,” a Microsoft spokesperson said in an e-mailed statement.

Open-source database darling MySQL is now officially part of Microsoft's Visual Studio Industry Partner Program. That's VSIP to you. The move is really not surprising. While MySQL fields its ...

Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services, or SSIS, ... When you set up the database query in the data reader, make sure you use MySQL syntax, not MSSQL syntax. Steve McDonnell.

Tool has been built into the MySQL Workbench admin console, and apps written for SQL Server can be tweaked for MySQL Oracle is going after users of Microsoft’s SQL Server with a new tool for ...

The Microsoft SQL Database admin created an "image" type to replace my MySQL "blob" type. It worked fine.<BR><BR>Peter, I tried storing RTF in a text field a while back. It didn't work very well ...

The MySQL migration tool is part of the Microsoft SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA) toolkit.According to a recent post on Microsoft's Data Platform Insider blog: "A new addition to the SSMA ...

Microsoft has released a new preview version of a tool that enables users of the MySQL database to migrate to Microsoft's SQL Server. Close. Latest News; ...

MySQL gives Oracle a club with which to beat Microsoft. It's not about open source. It's about the MySQL developer community and its competitive price point, two things that Microsoft also has ...

On August 12, Microsoft made available the first version of a tool designed to help customers migrate from MySQL to SQL Server and/or SQL Azure.

MySQL user SonicWall, a security vendor, is also slated to discuss why it chose the database over SQL Server, according to a statement. In addition, Oracle announced an upgrade to MySQL Enterprise ...