The open source MySQL spin-off has steadily added features all its own. Here are five good reasons to switch to MariaDB.

With our next server upgrade we're looking to move away from MySQL and drop in MariaDB instead. This is in part due to the glowing praises it's received in the past from Ars. Does anyone else out ...

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The acquisition could be another step in MariaDB PLC’s evolution towards becoming a trustworthy, recurring-revenue open source database platform, analysts say. Struggling database company MariaDB PLC ...

For developers familiar with MySQL, you've probably heard that MariaDB is the next generation of the database engine. MySQL has long been the traditional database in Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP ...

‘Acquiring SkySQL helps accelerate plans and adds further innovation to MariaDB Cloud,’ CEO Rohit de Souza said. Database software developer MariaDB has bought back the SkySQL AI-powered database-as-a ...

The potential sale of MariaDB to K1 Investment Management for $37 million is a capstone on the failed era of SPAC mergers that gained prominence for a brief time in venture circles during the last ...