For years now there's been a constant war between Microsoft supporters and Oracle supporters. Oracle has these features, SQL Server has these features, etc. But that's not really where the real ...

SQL stands for Structured Query Language. It’s a standard language for accessing and manipulating databases. MySQL is a database management system, like SQL Server, Oracle, Informix, Postgres, etc.

The world’s largest databases are approaching the 50TB mark, performing functions driven by scientific applications, decision support and data warehousing. To date, just about all these installations ...