Windows Report

Microsoft Pushes Reliability-First Update for Azure Database for MySQL

Microsoft’s January 2026 Azure Database for MySQL update delivers security patches and reliability fixes, with no new ...
Windows Report

Microsoft Forces Azure Monitoring as SQL Server Tools Reach End of Support

Microsoft will retire SCOM SQL monitoring packs in 2027, pushing customers toward Azure Monitor and cloud billing.
Bleeping Computer

Unsecured Microsoft SQL, MySQL servers hit by Gh0stCringe malware

Hackers target poorly secured Microsoft SQL and MySQL database servers to deploy the Gh0stCringe remote access trojans on vulnerable devices. Gh0stCringe, aka CirenegRAT, is a variant of Gh0st RAT ...
CNET

Oracle and MySQL: It's all about Microsoft

Oracle is determined to keep MySQL if it acquires Sun, but the reason likely has little to do with open source and everything to do with Microsoft. Oracle doesn't compete with open source. Not really.
Computerworld

Update: Oracle goes after Microsoft SQL Server with MySQL

Oracle is making a fresh run at Microsoft’s SQL Server, claiming on Tuesday that its open-source MySQL database offers up to 90% cost savings over SQL Server along with blazing performance on Windows.
Redmond Magazine

Microsoft Woos MySQL Users with Migration Tool

Microsoft fired another salvo in the database wars by announcing a new toolkit to help users migrate their databases from MySQL to SQL Server -- or SQL Azure, the new cloud offering. In a Data ...