MySQL, the open source relational database that came to Oracle through the Sun Microsystems acquisition, originated as a relatively simple relational database that was known for one task: transaction ...

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SAN JOSE, Calif.--MySQL kicked off its first-ever users conference by releasing the source code of its upcoming MySQL 5.0 product and touting its reputation as the little database company that could.

At its first MySQL conference next week, Sun will release MySQL 5.1, which will feature partitioning, events scheduling, row-based replication, and disk-based clustering MySQL developers should be ...

I have a table with half a million rows that's 20GB in size. It has two columns: A uid, which is the unique key, and a blob which contains the actual data. It crunches away like crazy and takes five ...

MySQL developers should be able to get their hands on a major update to the open-source database this week when Sun Microsystems Inc. hosts its first MySQL user conference since acquiring the company ...