Given recent maneuvers by proprietarydatabase vendors, it is apparent thatopen source is having an impact on the database software market. Two recent reports from major IT analysis firmsIDC andGartner ...

Earlier, we discussed SQL Databases. In this post, I will list some popular open-source, free database software. Before starting any service online, it is necessary to choose a database that can ...

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PostgreSQL is a big deal. The most common SQL open source database that you have never heard of, as ZDNet's own Tony Baer called it. Besides being the framework on which a number of commercial ...

Commercial release of Toad Edge™ 2.0 toolset streamlines database implementations, development and management across PostgreSQL and EDB Postgres™ platforms Reduces Postgres learning curve and ...

These open source databases implemented subsets of the features in the big relational databases, but they were rarely unique feature sets. However, when the biggest revolution in database technology ...

IT execs responding to two recent surveys cited "strong security" as one of the top reasons they're adopting open-source cloud databases—the lack of which was once considered an impediment to adoption ...

Open-source software tools continue to increase in popularity because of the multiple advantages they provide including lower upfront software and hardware costs, lower total-cost-of-ownership, lack ...

This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s approach. Open source software is probably the most ...