ZDNet

Oracle takes a new twist on MySQL: Adding data warehousing to the cloud service

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 ...
CRN

Oracle Launches MySQL Database Service With Business Analytics Capabilities

The new fully managed, cloud-based offering, with an advanced analytics engine, makes it possible to run transaction processing and data analysis applications on the same database without the cost or ...
InfoWorld

PlanetScale review: Horizontally scalable MySQL in the cloud

Vitess-powered PlanetScale scales to hold as much data as you need, but is currently limited to a single cluster. PlanetScale is a MySQL-compatible, serverless database platform powered by Vitess, ...
InfoWorld

Google Cloud SQL provides easier MySQL for all

The revamped Cloud SQL service updates to a more recent version of MySQL, but sticks with its mission of making no-maintenance databases With the general availability of Google Cloud Platform’s latest ...
ZDNet

Amazon's MySQL cloud drifts over to Europe

Amazon has launched its Relational Database Service in Europe, allowing businesses to set up on-demand MySQL 5.1 database instances on servers based in the region. The European Union launch, announced ...

Oracle promises to open up MySQL governance, but the community wants guarantees

Oracle has promised a new phase in its custodianship of MySQL following the creation of a lobby group concerned about its ...
Computerworld

First look: Amazon RDS gives you a MySQL server in the cloud

Amazon’s Relational Database Service (RDS) creates a MySQL database server in the cloud. The notion of “database as a service” is already a reality, thanks to products like FathomDB. Amazon itself ...