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.

Two years later, MySQL was acquired for $1bn by Sun Microsystems, which in turn was bought by Oracle for $7.4bn in 2010. By then, some of the database's original creators had already left to ...

The reason: Microsoft . Oracle Chief Larry Ellison might become a friend of open source, after all, if it helps him get at his long-time enemy, Microsoft. Sun acquired MySQL last year for $1 billion.

The news that Oracle will buy Sun for $7.4 billion is a stunner — and one that will be especially hard to figure out for the Microsoft world. One of the first questions that arises is what will ...

Oracle Corp <ORCL.O> has allowed regulatory approval of its $7 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc <JAVA.O> to drag on for months due to controversy over a database that most users get for ...

Oracle said that JavaScript provides a simple syntax, support for modern language features, and a rich ecosystem of reusable code modules, while open source MySQL will be a “natural choice” of ...

Creator suggests it will be replaced The founder of MySQL Michael Widenius &#34;Monty&#34; claims that Oracle is killing off his MySQL database and he is recommending that people move to his new ...

Interviewed at an industry gathering in Silicon Valley, Oracle CEO maintains that despite EU concerns, Oracle's database does not compete with MySQL. Ellison: Oracle won't spin off MySQL - CNET X ...

Today, MySQL consistently ranks among the top database solutions in the world, according to DB-Engines, powering many of the most complex, data-heavy environments. They include: ...

This paper examines the why’s and how’s of migrating from Oracle’s MySQL to these new big data technologies, such as Apache Cassandra™ and Apache Hadoop™. It also looks at the benefits of moving from ...