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Dear Oracle, we need to talk about the future of MySQL

Faithful pen open letter proposing independent foundation with or without Big Red's participation A group of influential ...

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

Oracle sets out refreshed approach to MySQL ...
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 ...
SiliconANGLE

A 10-year journey with MySQL brings Oracle’s HeatWave into the query database discussion

When Oracle Corp. acquired the rights to MySQL through its purchase of Sun Microsystems Inc. in 2010, the company had a decision to make. Should it pursue a set of partnerships to retool the database ...
Computer Weekly

Oracle’s MySQL 5.6 spans to NoSQL to offer more agility

Oracle has released a new version of MySQL. Version 5.6 will continue to hit the “sweet spot of the web market”, said Tomas Ulin, vice-president of engineering. The new version of the open source ...
ZDNet

Oracle who? Fedora & openSUSE will replace MySQL with MariaDB

For database developers and managers, this change shouldn't be a problem. MariaDB, a MySQL fork founded by the original MySQL developers, is designed to be a drop-in replacement for the MySQL Database ...
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 ...
Computer Weekly

Oracle: shift back to red on MySQL Analytics Engine

The latest trends in software development from the Computer Weekly Application Developer Network. Take a deep breath… Oracle’s eponymously named Oracle MySQL Database Service with integrated MySQL ...