Big Red acquisition of MySQL sent users running toward the open source alternative, says Michael Stonebraker Oracle inadvertently helped turn PostgreSQL into the database technology now backed by Microsoft, AWS, and Google, according to Postgres creator Michael Stonebraker. Speaking to earlier this month, UC Berkeley professor emeritus Stonebraker said Oracle decision to retain MySQL after buying Sun Microsystems helped propel PostgreSQL toward dominance, at least among systems that use or...
