Open-source database company MySQL continues to add capabilities common to commercial database software as it tries to shake up the multibillion-dollar market. MySQL on Monday introduced an early ...

Infobright on Monday unwrapped a new version of its open source data warehouse for analytics — and shared its lofty expectations for the product. “What MySQL did for databases, letting the low ...

MySQL and PostgreSQL are among the open-source database management systems that offer functionality at less cost. Users say they're capable, but may be lacking when it comes to support issues.

Open-source software has reshaped many IT disciplines, and the world of database administration (DBA) is no exception. The open-source community, and the software it has produced, has evolved into a ...

Sun said today it will acquire open source database company MySQL for about $1 billion, a deal that would keep Sun at the center of the thriving open source software industry (see the announcement ...

PostgreSQL is a stronger product than the rival MySQL open source database, which lacks capabilities such as stored procedures that PostgreSQL already has, according to Berkus.