When Oracle recently launched a free version of its autonomous database, it ignited tens of thousands of sign-ups. These developers help us understand the huge reception.

Data, Data and More Data For those of you counting, I included one extra database for a total of 14. I've focused on databases that are either free or available at a limited subscription level with no ...

Analyst firm Hydrasight research director John Brand believes even if free databases are now available from the tier-1 vendors, the commercial database is unlikely to disappear completely. “There are ...

For answers, we reviewed six popular free or open source database products: Microsoft SQL Server Express, PostgreSQL, Oracle’s MySQL, MariaDB, Apache Derby and Firebird SQL.

Data, Data and More Data For those of you counting, I included one extra database for a total of 14. I've focused on databases that are either free or available at a limited subscription level with no ...

Ancestry.com has released a new free database of tens of thousands of old newspaper records about formerly enslaved people. The company hopes it will help fill historical gaps for Black Americans.

Microsoft, which released its first free database, MSDE, back in 1999, did not immediately provide the number of downloads of SQL Server 2005 Express, which was released last October.