With its January 2010 acquisition of Sun Microsystems, Oracle gained the MySQL open source database management software (DBMS) platform for enterprise IT environments. MySQL, which uses SQL ...
The MySQL relational database serves as a back end for millions of websites, and powers millions of non-Internet data-handling applications. In 2009 ownership of MySQL passed to Oracle when it bought ...
Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. What's going on with MySQL and the broader MySQL marketplace? Peter Zaitsev recently ...
It's time to stop sniping at Oracle's handling of MySQL. Far from declining over the past few years, the open-source database has actually improved under Oracle's stewardship, according to Percona CEO ...
MySQL's valuation is not much different from that of others that have been sold such as JBoss and Zimbra. Matt Asay is a veteran technology columnist who has written for CNET, ReadWrite, and other ...
The move by mySQL to withhold its Enterprise Server code from all but paying customers is a political hit, but legally it's in the clear. Such moves are perfectly legal under GPL Version 2, the ...
BOSTON (Reuters) - Oracle Corp has allowed regulatory approval of its $7 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc to drag on for months due to controversy over a database that most users get for ...
Adding data handling capabilities to your application or website can make it more user-friendly and enable you to store information obtained from users. MySQL, a free software application, helps you ...