Open-source software tools continue to increase in popularity because of the multiple advantages they provide including lower upfront software and hardware costs, lower total-cost-of-ownership, lack ...

PostgreSQL: This project began at the University of California, Berkeley, but soon outgrew the computer science department. Today, GreatBridge and Red Hat battle to provide support services for the ...

RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Percona, a global leader in enterprise-grade open source database software and services, today announced the release of a new research report, “Key Value Stores: ...

Databases were once the forgotten stepchild of the open-source family. Companies like Red Hat Inc. included database software with their Linux distribution disks, but the main focus was on the ...

Open-source software has reshaped many IT disciplines, and the world of database administration (DBA) is no exception. The open-source community, and the software it has produced, has evolved into a ...

The popularity of open-source software continues to grow because of the multiple advantages they provide including lower upfront software and hardware costs, lower total-cost-of-ownership, lack of ...

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Open-source solutions power modern enterprises, underlying everything from website builds to ready-made and custom applications. Small and large companies alike leverage open-source office suites, and ...

Oracle has acquired open-source database vendor Sleepycat Software, strengthening its hand in the embedded database market and putting to rest at least one of the rumors about its plans to buy ...

The world of open source has moved from being a niche interest that was the province of academics and self-described geeks to the mainstream. From being the purview of free software interest groups, ...