SiliconANGLE

Oracle ups the ante in MySQL competition while others maneuver for market share

A commonly understood principle in the tech world is that over time, every industry ultimately gets disrupted. It’s MySQL’s turn. The popular database technology was due for a shakeup after nearly 26 ...
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 ...
SD Times

MySQL community calls for Oracle to establish a foundation to ensure project’s future

Members of the MySQL community are calling on Oracle to establish a foundation for the project, with an open letter that lays out a few pressing concerns affecting MySQL today. “We see MySQL kind of ...
heise online

Can MySQL still be saved? Open letter to Oracle

Nearly 200 developers, users, and companies from the MySQL ecosystem have urged Oracle in an open letter to reconsider the future governance of the open-source database. The letter was published after ...

Oracle promises 'decisive new approach' to MySQL - will this mean big changes?

Oracle sets out refreshed approach to MySQL ...
InfoWorld

Many open-sourcers back an Oracle takeover of MySQL

Observers say that Oracle's acquisition of MySQL will not be damaging to MySQL itself and question the motives of some detractors A number of influential members of the open-source community are ...
CNET

MySQL fills Oracle-consumed hole in database

Now MySQL has a plan to calm any lingering nerves. The upstart database company is developing its own transactional storage engine, which can effectively be used as a replacement for the ...