While not the most media-hyped technology, databases are certainly one of the most crucial when it comes to our always-online, always-connected society. Databases power not just the applications and ...

The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, is announcing that DocumentDB-a fast-growing open source document database from Microsoft-has joined the ...

Applications such as Web serving, DNS, e-mail, and file and print serving are deployed as open source software running on open source operating systems. However, open source has made fewer gains ...

Looking to woo application companies, Ingres is creating a combo of its open-source database and Linux operating system.

Open-source databases MySQL and PostgreSQL are gaining steam, but rip-and-replace situations where MySQL and PostgreSQL replace Oracle Database, IBM DB2 or Microsoft SQL Server databases remain rare.

Acceptance of the commercial open-source model is more evident than ever. The database is, and will always be, a critical component of the application stack, OGrady said.

Looking to woo application companies, Ingres is creating a combo of its open-source database and Linux operating system.

Free and open-source software is making a splash in the world of databases. But is it reliable enough for your critical applications?

Commercial databases provide professional 24/7/365 support, while open source databases provide a community support model. So enterprises can expect an immediate support response from their commercial ...

EnterpriseDB aims to put open-source database software on more blue-chip servers through a forthcoming product that offers compatibility with some Oracle database applications.