ZDNet

Google quietly dumps Oracle MySQL for MariaDB

Despite being the most popular open-source database management system (DBMS), Oracle's MySQL has been sinking into trouble. Major Linux distributions like Red Hat and SUSE, are switching it out for ...
ZDNet

Oracle cranks up MySQL 5.6 features and speeds

The latest version of Oracle's widely deployed MySQL open-source database is now available for download, offering improvements designed to appeal particularly to web, cloud and embedded-application ...
InfoWorld

Percona challenges Oracle with alternate MySQL release

Percona continues to nip at Oracle’s heels, releasing a free version of the open source MySQL 5.6 database with advanced features similar to ones in Oracle’s paid enterprise edition. The newly ...
Ars Technica

Oracle claims new MySQL Cluster does 1 billion queries per minute—in NoSQL

Oracle has announced the general availability of MySQL Cluster 7.2 as a GPL download, and claims to have achieved a benchmark of 1 billion queries per minute and 110 million updates per minute on an ...