ZDNet

Oracle who? Fedora & openSUSE will replace MySQL with MariaDB

For database developers and managers, this change shouldn't be a problem. MariaDB, a MySQL fork founded by the original MySQL developers, is designed to be a drop-in replacement for the MySQL Database ...
InfoWorld

The best new features in MariaDB

The open source MySQL spin-off has steadily added features all its own. Here are five good reasons to switch to MariaDB. MariaDB may have started as a MySQL fork, following Oracle’s acquisition of ...
SiliconANGLE

Google Chooses MariaDB at the Expense of Oracle MySQL

News that is likely to make noise where Oracle lives has come to light as Google decides to go with MariaDB as a replacement for MySQL. Although MySQL is still the most popular database system with ...
ZDNet

MariaDB CEO accuses large cloud vendors of strip-mining open source

At MariaDB Corp's user and developer conference MariaDB OpenWorks in Manhattan's Financial District, MariaDB CEO Michael Howard pulled no punches at his company's rivals: Big cloud, especially Amazon ...
dbta

How to use Oracle compatibility in MariaDB Server: PL/SQL, sequences and more

With the introduction of Oracle compatibility in MariaDB Server 10.3, it’s now possible to use Oracle PL/SQL and Oracle sequences in an open source database — making it easier for DBAs and developers ...