PostgreSQL is not the only open-source database that allows external extensions to add to the functionality of the database. One of the greatest strengths of MySQL is its pluggable storage engines.

At its user conference, MySQL announced clustering technology that's designed to give users of the company's open-source database a way to boost uptime and data availability by spreading the ...

Looking to use an open source general-purpose database? This extensive comparison of MySQL vs. PostgreSQL explores the strengths and weaknesses of each.

I'd like to hear some best practices / advice regarding MySQL clustering and replication.We've looked into the mysql clustering engine and while it seems nice, everything is stored in RAM and, as ...

Oracle has released a framework that allows multiple copies of the MySQL database to work in tandem, making it easier for organizations to easily run live backup databases and scale MySQL across ...

Teerikorpi added that upgrades to P/cluster for PostgreSQL will follow early next year, and upgrades for Continuent's Microsoft SQL Server and Sybase products will arrive before next summer.

Another difference: PostgreSQL is an object-relational DBMS and MySQL is a relational DBMS.<BR><BR>You'll also find that PostgreSQL has many more data types that MySQL.

MySQL AB has acquired Alzato, a maker of clustering technology for data management systems.

Swedish open-source database maker MySQL AB plans to release a new clustered database product with high-availability support.

This week, the company will unveil a new VAR program, designed to better entrench the database in businesses of all sizes, and long-anticipated clustering technology, which stands to make the ...