Oracle is determined to keep MySQL if it acquires Sun, but the reason likely has little to do with open source and everything to do with Microsoft. Oracle doesn't compete with open source. Not really.

While Microsoft’s big Azure database news today is the launch of Cosmos DB, its new “planet-scale” distributed database service, there is a good chance that many developers will actually be more ...

Hackers target poorly secured Microsoft SQL and MySQL database servers to deploy the Gh0stCringe remote access trojans on vulnerable devices. Gh0stCringe, aka CirenegRAT, is a variant of Gh0st RAT ...

Oracle is making a fresh run at Microsoft’s SQL Server, claiming on Tuesday that its open-source MySQL database offers up to 90 percent cost savings over SQL Server along with blazing performance on ...

There are plenty of GUI tools available that can manage your MySQL database, even from the Windows environment. MySQL is one of the most popular database servers on the planet. It’s free, open source, ...

Microsoft is changing some of its licensing rules, which are already complex. Here’s what small businesses should know.

Microsoft made its massive inroads into the database market by being low-priced and easy to use. Now MySQL is following the same path with its open-source product. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer ...

When trying to install SolidWorks on a Windows computer, you may encounter an issue when the installation is trying to install Microsoft SQL Server. So, the installation works fine until it reaches ...

Microsoft has announced support for MySQL and PostgreSQL as fully managed instances on the Azure cloud platform. Additionally, the company has also launched a new NoSQL database called Cosmos DB with ...

On your web browser, search engine type Download MySQL. Click on the first link in the web search, mysql.com/downloads. It will take you to the MySQL download page ...