Microsoft SQL Server vs. MySQL: Similarities Both Microsoft and MySQL are relational database platforms, so they have several similarities. Most developers specialize in either one or the other ...

Microsoft SQL Server came out in 1989, while MySQL was launched in 1995 as an open-source project. Both have been around for many years, giving them a strong presence in the market.

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

On August 12, Microsoft made available the first version of a tool designed to help customers migrate from MySQL to SQL Server and/or SQL Azure.

Oracle isn't going to give up on its acquisition of MySQL because MySQL is a strategic wedge for it against Microsoft.

A free toolkit helps database users migrate from MySQL to Microsoft's SQL Server database on-premise or in the cloud.

A free toolkit helps database users migrate from MySQL to Microsoft's SQL Server database on-premise or in the cloud.

Oracle is making a fresh run at Microsoft's SQL Server, claiming on Tuesday that its open-source MySQL database offers up to 90 percent cost savings over SQL ...

The Microsoft SQL Database admin created an "image" type to replace my MySQL "blob" type. It worked fine.<BR><BR>Peter, I tried storing RTF in a text field a while back.