MySQL is broadly used by cloud applications, and Google is trying to keep it fuss-free — no small feat for any piece of software, let alone a database notorious in its needs for tweaks to work well.

Through a novel way of grouping data, the Akiban database can complete operations 10 or more times faster than MySQL, the company has claimed. It also provides developers multiple ways for their ...

At the end of last week's newsletter about the latest MySQL update, I asked how this open source database is being used among newsletter readers. From the large response, it appears the database ...

With its January 2010 acquisition of Sun Microsystems, Oracle gained the MySQL open source database management software (DBMS) platform for enterprise IT environments. MySQL is designed to let users ...

A new start-up claims it can scale MySQL for the cloud, making it easier for applications to grow at a rapid pace. Dave Rosenberg has more than 15 years of technology and marketing experience that ...

Hi, I hope this is the right forum. I need a easy foolproof software that will convert files from mysql to Excel (converting to Access would be a plus). Could I get recommendations and links that ...

"With MySQL being that stable, I encourage you to do all of of your new database development using MySQL 5.0," he added. The software has around six million active installations worldwide ...

Sun has claimed that completing its purchase of the open-source database developer MySQL will enable it to become the most complete provider of open-source server software. Jonathan Schwartz, Sun ...

The easy-to-administer database is a developer favorite and a required ingredient for Web 2.0 start-ups. But MySQL still isn't breaking into the glass house. Last April, MySQL AB’s CEO Marten ...

On Monday, the company released the latest development version of the software, MySQL Development Milestone 5.7.4, along with a number of associated programs for managing the database.