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 ...
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 ...
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