Oracle is taking MySQL in a new direction: introducing an aggressively priced cloud service combining transaction processing and data warehousing, with the bonus of dispensing with ETL.

MySQL-JavaScript unlocks opportunities in application design that once were constrained by a tradeoff, Oracle said. JavaScript stored programs let developers sidestep data movement and implement ...

These differences contribute to MariaDB's superior speed. In recent benchmark testing, MariaDB performs somewhere between 13% to 36% faster than MySQL. Syntax differences ...

Oracle has announced significant MySQL tweaks, including new storage engine HeatWave and pricing structure updates.

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 ...

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 ...

Although Oracle's acquisition of Sun does represent a massive stroke of consolidation for the database market, it's hard to believe that Oracle could truly kill off MySQL even if it really wanted ...

For the next release of its open source MySQL, Oracle is making a number of changes designed to vastly boost the speed of the open source relational database management system. Such a sizeable ...

Oracle recently announced the general availability of MySQL HeatWave Lakehouse, a fully managed database service. The company previously debuted the service at its CloudWorld event last October. This ...

Both Fedora and openSUSE will be replacing Oracle's MySQL with its open-source fork--MariaDB.