Oracle has promised a "decisive new approach" to MySQL, the popular open source database it owns, following growing criticism of its approach and the prospect of a significant fork in the code.… In a ...

For those operating Percona Server as a service, a feature in the new release allows the specification of a “utility user” that cannot be erased by the root MySQL user, enabling a watchdog process ...

Oracle has revamped the user interface for its MySQL Workbench administration software, streamlining a number of routine operations and adding some new time-saving features as well. “The enhanced ...

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 ...