451 blog results for "open-source database"

Microsoft is now offering support for MySQL, which should give pause to every open-source company that expects to make money through support subscriptions.

Posted in The Open Road by Matt Asay

Monopoly is a dreaded word for the open-source community, so why are we as prone as anyone else to embrace natural monopolies?

Posted in The Open Road by Matt Asay

It's clear that the company has to deal with its dual identity as a social-news pioneer struggling to compete with Facebook and Twitter, and a Slashdot-like fanboy hub.

Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy

This week, CNET's Tom Krazit and Molly Wood interviewed Google CEO Eric Schmidt. This is a transcript of their conversation.

Posted in CNET Conversations by Molly Wood

European regulators have formally objected to Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems. Oracle vows to fight the conclusion.

Posted in Deep Tech by Stephen Shankland

IBM is launching a development and test cloud service as a part of its Smart Business portfolio, as well as adding private cloud services to Rational Software Delivery Services for Cloud Computing portfolio.

Posted in The Wisdom of Clouds by James Urquhart

Amazon.com's fork of the MySQL database suggests that competition is alive and well, regardless of Oracle's desire to buy Sun or of the European Commission.

Posted in The Open Road by Matt Asay

Oracle is playing hardball with European regulators concerned about its acquisition of Sun Microsystems.

Posted in Deep Tech by Stephen Shankland

M86 makes second acquisition in the past year, buying secure SaaS and Web gateway provider Finjan.

Posted in InSecurity Complex by Elinor Mills

The release of the Mac Mini server edition has had people wondering about the specifics of the devices, and whether or not other minis and Macs can be used for servers as well or if there's some special hardware requirement.

Posted in MacFixIt by Topher Kessler