The open source MySQL spin-off has steadily added features all its own. Here are five good reasons to switch to MariaDB.

An open letter signed by architects, DBAs, and engineers argues that closed development, missing AI‑era features, and ...

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 ...

Forge 2025.3 adds AI Assistant to SQL Complete, supports SSMS 22, Visual Studio 2026, MySQL 9.5, MariaDB 12.2, and ...

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OnchainDB leverages Celestia's upcoming Fibre upgrade to create micropayment-enabled database infrastructure for AI agents, turning every API call into a monetizable transaction. Celestia's modular ...

Oracle is taking steps to "repair" its relationship with the MySQL community, according to sources, by moving "commercial-only" features into the database application's Community Edition and ...

As databases grow, it’s only natural that the infrastructure sustaining them needs to be able to support this expansion. Servers act as the foundation of modern databases, and so they must provide ...

Recent advances in graphics processing units (GPUs) have opened a new frontier in query processing and database systems. Leveraging the massively parallel architecture of GPUs, modern database engines ...