MySQL Heatwave Before jumping into the new functionality, it's essential to review what MySQL HeatWave is. HeatWave morphs the MySQL database into a cloud-based, in-memory query acceleration engine.

MySQL HeatWave also offers comprehensive security features, Oracle said, including server-side data masking and de-identification, asymmetric data encryption, and a database firewall.

Oracle's stewardship has been good for the MySQL database argues Percona CEO Peter Zaitsev. Written by Toby Wolpe, Contributor Nov. 6, 2014 at 6:36 a.m. PT ...

Oracle has announced the general availability of a cloud-based MySQL database service with a new analytics engine that can perform transaction processing and business analysis tasks within the ...

Although Oracle's acquisition of Sun does represent a massive stroke of consolidation for the database market, it's hard to believe that Oracle could truly kill off MySQL even if it really wanted to.

Oracle didn't immediately comment on the acquisition offer. Though it is increasingly diversified, Oracle's primary business is selling its own proprietary database software. MySQL, in contrast ...

Oracle Corp.’s $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc. will bring together the world’s most valuable relational database with the most popular open source one: MySQL.

Oracle Corp has started to offer MySQL HeatWave, its cloud database service for transactions, analytics and machine learning, on Amazon's AWS cloud, allowing customers whose data is already parked ...

Oracle’s handling of MySQL has been closely watched by community members who use and help develop the database, which it acquired through the purchase of Sun Microsystems in 2010. The Sun deal ...

It's tempting to speculate that Oracle 's bid for Sun Microsystems is a convenient way to kill off open-source database wonder, MySQL. But MySQL's former chief executive, Mårten Mickos, sees ...

Percona continues to nip at Oracle's heels, releasing a free version of the open-source MySQL 5.6 database with advanced features similar to ones in Oracle's paid enterprise edition.