2026年初，一项沉睡了20年的数据库技术专利悄然到期，给开源社区带来了前所未有的机遇。这项名为Orasort的算法，曾是Oracle数据库的“秘密武器”，让其性能暴涨5倍。数据库专家Mark Callaghan将其誉为“解决相似数据排序痛点的钥匙”。如今，随着专利壁垒的崩溃，MySQL、PostgreSQL等开源数据库即将合法使用这项“神级算法”，数据处理效率或将迎来重大的变革。

Big Red promises 'new era' as long-frustrated contributors weigh whether to believe it Oracle is taking steps to "repair" its relationship with the MySQL community, according to sources, by moving ...

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It’s not an exaggeration to say that the speed at which an enterprise can analyze business-critical data directly impacts its ability to compete. Time matters when it comes to mission-critical ...

Oracle announced its next-generation MySQL HeatWave offering today, focusing on machine learning (ML)-based automation and scalability that the company claims will drive greater performance and ...

As Big Red's governance of the popular database comes into question, contributors to MySQL consider wresting control ...

Interviewed at an industry gathering in Silicon Valley, Oracle CEO maintains that despite EU concerns, Oracle's database does not compete with MySQL. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and ...

A commonly understood principle in the tech world is that over time, every industry ultimately gets disrupted. It’s MySQL’s turn. The popular database technology was due for a shakeup after nearly 26 ...

Managing MySQL databases in the cloud is no easy chore, according to Steve Zivanic, vice president of database and autonomous services at Oracle. Using Amazon Web Services as an example, Zivanic said ...

Oracle’s MySQL database service supporting mixed analytical, transaction processing, and machine learning workloads is now available on Amazon Web Services. Oracle’s MySQL HeatWave, a MySQL cloud ...

Move reveals just how far the software giant is willing to go to adapt to the burgeoning open-source environment. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital ...

For the next release of its open source MySQL, Oracle is making a number of changes designed to vastly boost the speed of the open source relational database management system. Such a sizeable ...