PostgreSQL is not the only open-source database that allows external extensions to add to the functionality of the database. One of the greatest strengths of MySQL is its pluggable storage engines.

Interest in PostgreSQL has risen recently. There were reports earlier this month of Apple dumping MySQL for PostgreSQL in Mac OS X Lion Server.

Microsoft SQL Server vs. MySQL: Similarities Both Microsoft and MySQL are relational database platforms, so they have several similarities. Most developers specialize in either one or the other ...

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 ...

Benchmark Study Highlights The 2024 McKnight Consulting Group benchmark compared EDB Postgres AI with Oracle, SQL Server, MongoDB, and MySQL in self-hosted environments.

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.

Could some more well informed than me person explain to me what are the major pros/cons of SQL Server vs MySQL? Why would anyone be looking to MS SQL for future projects other than 'we have-to ...

Look at the MySQL vs. PostgreSQL flame wars for ample evidence of this thinking. The problem though, is that being relational and ACID is not necessary for some use cases and can add unnecessary ...