To properly evaluate the strengths of PostgreSQL and MySQL, the two leading open-source databases, one must look at the history and pedigree of each, and their feature functionality and performance.

While I am a general Linux admin, I have never administered or used PostgreSQL, although I do admin a few MySQL instances. I have just been told that a system currently hosted on SQL Server 2008 ...

MySQL vs SQL Server. This article will tell you the difference between MySQL and SQL Server in brief. SQL stands for Structured Query Language. MySQL is a database management system, like SQL ...

MySQL vs. PostgreSQL Even though MySQL is probably the best-know name in the open source database world, a number of excellent alternatives are available.

Replication is not restricted to only the major proprietary databases; open source databases such as MySQL and PostgreSQL also offer replication as a feature. While MySQL has offered built-in ...

Microsoft this week announced the commercial availability of Azure Database services for both MySQL and PostgreSQL.

First of all is that Apple’s share of the server market is negligible at best. Most studies of server market share don’t even list Apple. So this is not quite the same as Red Hat dropping MySQL.