MySQL InnoDB vs. MyISAM performance You can explain most of the performance differences between MySQL InnoDB and MyISAM with a comparison of how the two engines access data. InnoDB has a ...

MySQL AB has signed a multiyear agreement with Oracle to renew its licensing of the InnoDB database storage engine, according to a MySQL executive. The move resolves confusion in the market about ...

After watching Oracle buy two vendors that offered data-storage engines for the MySQL open-source database, MySQL AB is developing its own storage engine and pushing other third-party firms to ...

InnoDB is not the only engine which will work with the MySQL database, but it is popular, particularly among people seeking high-end database features such as row-level locking and transactions.

Earlier this month, Oracle agreed to continue developing InnoDB for MySQL for an undisclosed number of years. Even so, many users are seeking alternatives to InnoDB, according to Mickos, who confirmed ...