Second, the MySQL and MariaDB implementations of the native JSON column data type are also different. This makes for slight incompatibilities that you will need to navigate if you’re migrating ...

Actually, that's not quite true. We're not going to pick MySQL—we're going to go with a binary-compatible replacement for MySQL called MariaDB.

Since MariaDB is a fork from MySQL, the syntax is similar, but MariaDB has several additional features. Basic SQL syntax remains the same, but MariaDB handles data storage and functions differently.

In a bid to expand its charter beyond the transactional database realm, MariaDB Inc. is extending the capabilities of its open source relational database with online analytic processing (OLAP ...

MariaDB SkySQL is a cloud-based version of the on-premises MariaDB database that serves as an alternative to the MySQL database. It was launched last year and is delivered as a service.

MariaDB is a fork of the wildly popular open source database MySQL. Although MariaDB is very similar to MySQL, it is not necessarily the same.

Open-source MariaDB, a MySQL fork, challenges Oracle; MySQL 5.6 to ship in early 2013; Vulnerabilities threaten to crash MySQL databases; SkySQL raises $4 million for database product development; ...

If you've never backed up your MySQL or MariaDB databases, now's the time. Jack Wallen shows you how to back up that data and restore it, in case your website has met an untimely demise.

Migration advice for organizations planning to move from Azure Database for MariaDB to Azure Database for MySQL can be found in this Microsoft article. About the Author Kurt Mackie is senior news ...

SkySQL CEO Patrik Sallner on MariaDB, MySQL and why structured data won’t go away Cloud Computing News Patrik Sallner, the CEO of Finnish database proprietor SkySQL, wants to make something clear. His ...

MariaDB, the company behind the eponymous MySQL drop-in replacement database, today announced that it has acquired Clustrix, which itself is a MySQL drop-in replacement database, but with a focus ...