DATABASES MariaDB again faces questions over Galera's open source future Support for the MySQL build ends in September as the company develops separate premium replication technology
DATABASES Oracle promises to open up MySQL governance, but the community wants guarantees Open source advocates remain concerned over lack of binding commitments
Databases MySQL faithful launch OurSQL Foundation to keep Oracle honest Community group wants transparency, collaboration, and a clearer roadmap for the open source database
Databases Microsoft promises all-in-one database wrangling hub on Fabric PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server all handled via Database Hub, vendor says
Databases Oracle moves to assure MySQL community it really does care Big Red waves new features including vector support, while skeptics await concrete timescales
Databases MariaDB backs down on Galera removal after community outcry But questions remain over long-term commitment to clustering tech in open source
Databases 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
Databases Oracle vows 'new era' for MySQL as users sharpen their forks Commit drought and governance gripes push Big Red to reset
Databases Oracle seeks to build bridges with MySQL developers Big Red promises 'new era' as long-frustrated contributors weigh whether to believe it
Databases As Oracle loses interest in MySQL, devs mull future options As Big Red's governance of the popular database comes into question, contributors to MySQL consider wresting control
Databases The clock's ticking for MySQL 8.0 as end of life looms Percona says more than half of installs remain on version set to lose support in 2026
Databases Monty Widenius 'heartbroken' at the extent of Oracle's MySQL job cuts Original author of open source database 'not surprised' but 'saddened' as critics slam vendor's layoffs
Devops Bun JS toolkit adds MySQL driver, secrets API, YAML, and more Feature bloat, or added value for this JavaScript toolkit?
Databases What a difference 2 years makes: MariaDB buys back SkySQL Bringing DBaaS back on board in face off with Oracle
Cloud Infrastructure Month Alibaba Cloud reveals DB cluster manager it says can beat rival hyperscalers ‘Eigen+’ finds instances likely to cause out of memory errors and makes sure they can’t do damage
Databases 30 years of MySQL, the database that changed the world From ubiquitous go-to system for early Noughties startups to a legacy like no other
Databases MariaDB reboots DBaaS plans with open source at the core Five years after it launched its first database service, the MySQL fork is trying again
Databases Latest MySQL release is underwhelming, say some DB experts Oracle's priorities may lie elsewhere but it is unfair to say all innovation can go in community edition, reckons analyst
Software Let's take a look at Oracle's love and hate relationship with open source software All businesses use FOSS now, but Big Red never been entirely comfortable with it
Databases Early MySQL engineer questions whether Oracle is unintentionally killing off the open source database Preference for proprietary features restricting open source MySQL adoption, says Peter Zaitsev
Applications Grafana Labs updates observability line-up with query-less visualization CTO Tom Wilkie gives an optimistic take on AI without climbing on the bandwagon
Databases Google advances with vector search in MySQL, leapfrogging Oracle in LLM support Meanwhile, only 22% of orgs are looking at GenAI strategy for databases
Databases MariaDB receives offer to go private more than year after disastrous IPO $37.3M bid significantly down from SPAC flotation valued at $672M
Research What's worse than paying an extortion bot that auto-pwned your database? Paying one that lied to you and only saved the first 20 rows of each table
Databases MariaDB Foundation CEO claims 'sanity' has returned to MariaDB plc Kaj Arnö mulls cash crisis, de-listing threat, job cuts, and strategy rewrite at MySQL fork vendor
Databases Analysts scratch heads over MariaDB's decision to ditch DBaaS crown jewels 'Their future is murky at the moment'
Databases MariaDB ditches products and staff in restructure, bags $26.5M loan to cushion fall Strategic DBaaS and distributed back end jettisoned after years of promotion
Off-Prem There are lots of ways to put a database in the cloud – here's what to consider Choosing the right one for you means understanding the trade-off, says MySQL expert Peter Zaitsev
Software Wordpress sells 100-year domain, hosting plan for $38K This assumes MySQL, PHP, the web – and humanity – will be around that long
SaaS MySQL Heatwave dives into object storage data lakes Oracle joins the analytics anywhere bandwagon, promises future access to AWS S3
Databases MariaDB sent dollar dip warning from NYSE No immediate risk of delisting, but company intends to claw its way back
Databases CockroachDB hits Azure at last after five-year mission The database had to be architected from ground up, former GIMP dev Spencer Kimball tell us
Databases MariaDB CEO: People who want things free also want to have very nice vacations Former MySQL fork launches attack on hyperscaler database services with support for multiple front ends
Databases If you don't brush and floss, you're gonna get an abscess – same with MySQL updates Database hygiene matters, says Percona expert
Databases Google previews streaming connector for BigQuery All your data on one platform, opines the Chocolate Factory
Databases Open source databases: What are they and why do they matter? We trawled through the licensing terms and spoke to the vendors so you don't have to
Databases Ant Group’s in-house DB set for global release, including Raspberry Pi edition OceanBase 4.0 is derived from tech behind Alipay and is MySQL compatible
Databases We have bigger targets than beating Oracle, say open source DB pioneers Advocates for MySQL and PostgreSQL see broader future for movement they helped create
Databases Percona launches management system aimed at open-source databases PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL tools for overly busy DBAs, less experienced devs
SaaS Oracle adds autoML to its MySQL HeatWave service As with analytics, so with ML – we're keeping everything in the box, says Big Red
Databases PlanetScale offers undo button to reverse schema migration without losing data Vitess-based database splits system for 30 minutes allowing users to right regrettable changes
