SQL stands for Structured Query Language. It’s a standard language for accessing and manipulating databases. MySQL is a database management system, like SQL Server, Oracle, Informix, Postgres, etc.

Stephen Walli, the former Microsoft exec turned open-source proponent, is at it again. This time, the former Softie is making a case for why Microsoft should consider open-sourcing some of its crown ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Oracle isn't going to give up on its acquisition of MySQL because MySQL is a strategic wedge for it against Microsoft. Matt Asay is a veteran technology columnist who has written for CNET, ReadWrite, ...

Amazon on Tuesday said it will let customers host relational data in its EC2 cloud service using the MySQL database. The company also said that it plans to slash the costs of its EC2 service by as ...

Sun Microsystems set the stage for a heavyweight database battle with one-time close partner Oracle and longtime rival Microsoft with its $1 billion acquisition of open source database kingpin MySQL ...

At today's kickoff for Microsoft Ignite, the company announced that SQL Server 2025 is finally coming. No timing was announced for the release, but based on prior versions, I would expect to see a ...