Oracle is making a fresh run at Microsoft's SQL Server, claiming on Tuesday that its open-source MySQL database offers up to 90 percent cost savings over SQL ...

Artificial intelligence that rewrites code and can reprogram old apps into newer formats is lowering the cost of switching ...

The forthcoming launch of SQL Server 2008 will see Microsoft focus its considerable resources on the issue of licensing, to win customers from rivals Oracle and IBM. "Our challenge, now (that) we ...

The Microsoft DBAs, in contrast to the Oracle DBAs, loved the database and loved the company. They see Microsoft as a partner and feel comfortable criticizing the company to help make it better.

Oracle previously released tools that allowed businesses looking to store their data to switch from Microsoft's SQL Server database to Oracle's database.

Oracle, for example, will have to develop support for Microsoft's Hyper-V virtualization technology, Holger noted. Right now, Oracle offers its own Oracle VM technology with its database software.

With native support for Oracle Databases, the MCP server will allow developers to build AI agents that can autonomously query ...

Oracle has announced the general availability of Oracle SQL Developer Release 1.2 that features new capabilities to ease the migration and consolidation of third-party databases onto Oracle Database ...