Database software vendor FoundationDB has acquired Akiban, another purveyor of database software, in a move to develop a hybrid data-store application capable of storing both SQL and non-SQL data.

Whether users actually want to run SQL Server on Linux is another question entirely. Oracle's flagship database software is still far more popular than Microsoft's, and open source alternatives ...

Microsoft's Enterprise Software Price Hikes Paying Off As SQL Server Business Hits $5 Billion Mark. ... "So they're cutting back on SQL Server upgrades in order to keep the cost under control." ...