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MySQL AB plans to wean itself from dependence on erstwhile rival Oracle Corp. by building a data storage engine to work with its open-source database and will encourage other firms to create ...

Oracle has announced significant MySQL tweaks, including new storage engine HeatWave and pricing structure updates.

The MySQL Heatwave Lakehouse changes that paradigm, enabling the database to query data that is stored in cloud object storage, commonly referred to as a data lake.

An independent developer has created a free plug-in for the open-source MySQL database that lets users inexpensively store their data on Amazon.com Inc.’s Web storage service, S3. Mark Atwood, a ...

Oracle is taking MySQL in a new direction: introducing an aggressively priced cloud service combining transaction processing and data warehousing, with the bonus of dispensing with ETL.

In the same announcement, Oracle also unveiled MySQL Scale-out Data Management, a service that improves the performance of reloading data into HeatWave “by up to 100 times”.

The MySQL InnoDB vs. MyISAM database debate depends primarily on the data. While MySQL chose InnoDB as its underlying database engine since version 5.5, there are times when MyISAM makes more sense.

It’s looking to build a data storage engine that will work with its open-source database as part of an effort to wean itself from reliance on Oracle Corp.