Or, it will allow them to run complex queries that might have taken too long to run on earlier versions of the database system, said Tomas Ulin, Oracle vice president of MySQL engineering.

Oracle said it's made MySQL 70 times faster than previous versions. The new MySQL Cluster 7.2 database can now do 1.05 billion reads per minute, according to Oracle's benchmarks.

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 “copyleft” provision of GPLv2 would allow developers to easily create and even sell so-called “forked” versions of MySQL if they become dissatisfied with Oracle’s handling of it.

It's tempting to speculate that Oracle 's bid for Sun Microsystems is a convenient way to kill off open-source database wonder, MySQL. But MySQL's former chief executive, Mårten Mickos, sees ...

The vulnerability in MySQL Server in the encryption subcomponent (CVE-2015-3194) has a CVSS 3.0 rating of 7.5 and affects versions 5.6.28 and earlier, as well as 5.7.10 and earlier.

Creator suggests it will be replaced The founder of MySQL Michael Widenius "Monty" claims that Oracle is killing off his MySQL database and he is recommending that people move to his new ...

Oracle probably didn't understand MySQL well enough to want to buy the open-source start-up, now part of Sun. Like a knife and screwdriver, their products are complementary.

Oracle has announced significant MySQL ... on a four terabyte database is said to be more than 1,100 times faster running on HeatWave than when loaded into versions of MySQL running on Amazon ...

Oracle is releasing an extended version of its open-source MySQL service that will include data warehousing functionality. The update should mean that users of cloud computing database solutions ...