InfoWorld

Oracle rejects request it give up control of MySQL

But Oracle has promised to make development of the Community Edition of the database more transparent and inclusive, and to ...

Oracle moves to assure MySQL community it really does care

Big Red waves new features including vector support, while skeptics await concrete timescales Oracle has proposed a more transparent approach to developing its open source database MySQL, including ...
Ars Technica

MySQL founder says Oracle should let go of MySQL

Monty Widenius, one of the original cofounders of MySQL, issued a statement Monday articulating his latest views about Oracle’s acquisition of Sun. He shares the European Commission’s concern that the ...
ZDNet

Google quietly dumps Oracle MySQL for MariaDB

Despite being the most popular open-source database management system (DBMS), Oracle's MySQL has been sinking into trouble. Major Linux distributions like Red Hat and SUSE, are switching it out for ...
ZDNet

Oracle takes a new twist on MySQL: Adding data warehousing to the cloud service

MySQL, the open source relational database that came to Oracle through the Sun Microsystems acquisition, originated as a relatively simple relational database that was known for one task: transaction ...
Forbes

Oracle Adds New AI-Enabling Features To MySQL HeatWave

Oracle is synonymous with database. In fact, the company has about six different databases to solve whatever data management problem you have. Are you still running OpenVMS? Oracle will hook you up ...
Forbes

Oracle Introduces MySQL HeatWave Lakehouse, Outperforming Databricks, Snowflake & BigQuery

It’s not an exaggeration to say that the speed at which an enterprise can analyze business-critical data directly impacts its ability to compete. Time matters when it comes to mission-critical ...
InfoWorld

Oracle debuts MySQL HeatWave Lakehouse to take on rivals

The new lakehouse service, designed to quickly load and query up to 400TB of data, will compete with offerings from Oracle rivals that have also jumped on the lakehouse concept, including Snowflake, ...
Wired

Oracle May 'Fork Itself' From Open Source MySQL

Oracle's recent release of three new commercial extensions to the MySQL database has caused an outcry among some in the MySQL community. Some, including project founder Michael "Monty" Widenius, are ...
PC World

Oracle doubles the speed of MySQL query handling

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 ...
PC World

Oracle Rigs MySQL for NoSQL-like Access

Speculation has been running rampant that Oracle may introduce its own NoSQL database at the OpenWorld conference, to be held next week in San Francisco. While Oracle thus far has been quiet about the ...