To properly evaluate the strengths of PostgreSQL and MySQL, the two leading open-source databases, one must look at the history and pedigree of each, and their feature functionality and performance.

Once the bedrock of web development, MySQL remains immensely popular. But as MySQL enters its fourth decade, it ironically has sown the seeds of its own decline, especially relative to Postgres.

By most measures, PostgreSQL and other members of the Postgres family are superior database management systems to MySQL. They’re more functional, more scalable, and easier to program.

BEDFORD, MA--(Marketwired - Nov 12, 2014) - EnterpriseDB (EDB), the leading worldwide provider of enterprise-class Postgres products and database compatibility solutions, today announced the ...

Now that I'm out of college, I'm looking for a big person job in web development. I've been working with PHP and mySQL for the past couple years, but haven't really had the 'chance' to explore ...

Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) is a popular approach to encrypting data at the storage layer, beefing up database security ...

Interest in PostgreSQL has risen recently. There were reports earlier this month of Apple dumping MySQL for PostgreSQL in Mac OS X Lion Server. And back in June, blogger Matt Asay wondered aloud ...

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, ...

When comparing MySQL to PostGresSQL for a specific job I found PostGresSQL to have the broader range, but MySQL does the job and the fact that key developers have left now that Sun owns the ...

In this webinar, we'll compare MariaDB, MySQL and Postgres across seven categories: high availability, disaster recovery, security, performance, scalability, development and Oracle Database ...