An open letter signed by architects, DBAs, and engineers argues that closed development, missing AI‑era features, and ...

After MySQL community summits, an open letter urges Oracle to discuss the database's future. Do Oracle's recent announcements satisfy critics?

Faithful pen open letter proposing independent foundation with or without Big Red's participation A group of influential users and developers of MySQL have invited Oracle to join their plans to create ...

Product Advancements Strengthening Open Source at Scale In 2025, Percona delivered product and service advancements designed to help organizations operate open source databases securely, reliably, and ...

Commit drought and governance gripes push Big Red to reset Oracle has promised a "decisive new approach" to MySQL, the popular open source database it owns, following growing criticism of its approach ...

In May of 2025, MySQL celebrated its 30th anniversary. Not many technology projects go strong for three decades, let alone at the level of use that MySQL enjoys. MySQL is listed at #2 on the ...

News from the week beginning February 9th includes @CybageSoftware, @Deel, @Expereo, @Freshworks, @NetSuite, @Nintex, @Panasonic, @Percona, @ThomsonReuters,@ WSO2, @Zoho ...

Percona Server for MySQL is a free, fully compatible, enhanced, and open source drop-in replacement for any MySQL database. It provides superior performance, scalability, and instrumentation. Percona ...

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