Database industry watchers have been wondering how MySQL would respond to Oracle’s surprise purchase of Innobase, a small Finnish company that supplies some key technology for MySQL’s enterprise database efforts. Now it appears we have the beginnings of an answer. “Obviously because Oracle made that acquisition we are evaluating options to replace that functionality in some way,” said Richard Mason, vice president of MySQL for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), according to and IDG News Service wire report. “We’re not at the point yet where we can go public with what that plan is, but we will be shortly.”MySQL’s contract with Innobase is reportedly up for renewal next year, so we’ll see if the MySQL folks complete their answer before then. The news caps off what has been a busy few weeks in the database business. Databases a commodity? Nah. They’re just free. Follow these links to information about no-cost databases from Oracle, Microsoft, MySQL, CA, Sun, IBM and Google. Related content opinion Website spoofing: risks, threats, and mitigation strategies for CIOs In this article, we take a look at how CIOs can tackle website spoofing attacks and the best ways to prevent them. By Yash Mehta Dec 01, 2023 5 mins CIO Cyberattacks Security brandpost Sponsored by Catchpoint Systems Inc. Gain full visibility across the Internet Stack with IPM (Internet Performance Monitoring) Today’s IT systems have more points of failure than ever before. Internet Performance Monitoring provides visibility over external networks and services to mitigate outages. By Neal Weinberg Dec 01, 2023 3 mins IT Operations brandpost Sponsored by Zscaler How customers can save money during periods of economic uncertainty Now is the time to overcome the challenges of perimeter-based architectures and reduce costs with zero trust. By Zscaler Dec 01, 2023 4 mins Security feature LexisNexis rises to the generative AI challenge With generative AI, the legal information services giant faces its most formidable disruptor yet. That’s why CTO Jeff Reihl is embracing and enhancing the technology swiftly to keep in front of the competition. By Paula Rooney Dec 01, 2023 6 mins Generative AI Digital Transformation Cloud Computing Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe