Database History

Tencent Cloud Developer

Jul 26, 2024 · Databases

Database Landscape in the 2000s: Global Competition and the Rise of Chinese Vendors

During the early 2000s, the database industry faced Y2K-driven robustness upgrades, intensified global rivalry among Oracle, IBM, Sybase and Informix, while Chinese university‑originated systems like Kingbase and DaMeng leveraged government backing and venture capital to begin challenging foreign dominance.

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Database Landscape in the 2000s: Global Competition and the Rise of Chinese Vendors

Tencent Cloud Developer

Jul 12, 2024 · Databases

Chinese Database History: From Banking Systems to the Railway Ticket OLTP Challenge

The Tencent Cloud TVP series chronicles China’s fifty‑year database evolution, from early banking deposit‑withdrawal systems and the demanding 1990s railway ticket OLTP challenge to the influx of global vendors, highlighting rapid market growth driven by national projects and foreshadowing the internet‑era big‑data opportunities.

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Chinese Database History: From Banking Systems to the Railway Ticket OLTP Challenge

Efficient Ops

Mar 4, 2024 · Databases

How MySQL’s Ecosystem Fueled Its Rise and Shaped Modern Databases

The article traces MySQL’s origins from Monty Widenius’s early Unireg project through its rapid growth, acquisition by Sun and Oracle, and the emergence of MariaDB, highlighting how an open‑source, user‑focused ecosystem and the LAMP stack propelled MySQL to become the world’s most popular database.

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How MySQL’s Ecosystem Fueled Its Rise and Shaped Modern Databases

Top Architect

Feb 15, 2021 · Databases

The 50‑Year Evolution of Relational Databases and SQL

This article traces the fifty‑year history of relational databases, from early storage systems and the IDS and CODASYL network model to Codd’s relational model, the rise of SQL, its standards, competitors, and the principles that have kept SQL dominant in modern data management.

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The 50‑Year Evolution of Relational Databases and SQL

Full-Stack Internet Architecture

Oct 18, 2020 · Databases

The History and Evolution of MySQL and MariaDB

This article traces MySQL's four‑decade history, its acquisition by Sun and Oracle, the rise of MariaDB as a compatible fork, and provides a practical guide to installing and using MariaDB with screenshots and tool recommendations.

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The History and Evolution of MySQL and MariaDB

Architects' Tech Alliance

Jul 15, 2019 · Databases

The Evolution of China's Database Industry: From Early Computing to the Cloud Era

This article traces the development of China's database sector from the 1950s Soviet‑inspired mainframes through the rise of OLTP, foreign database dominance, government‑backed research projects, and the emergence of modern cloud‑native solutions like PolarDB, OceanBase and TiDB, highlighting technical, economic and policy factors that shaped each decade.

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The Evolution of China's Database Industry: From Early Computing to the Cloud Era

Architecture Digest

Jul 11, 2019 · Databases

The Rise of Oracle and the Evolution of the Database Industry

This article chronicles the origins and growth of Oracle, the colorful personality of its founder Larry Ellison, the early development of relational databases, the fierce competition among IBM, Sybase, Borland and other vendors, and the later impact of open‑source and cloud‑computing trends on the database market.

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The Rise of Oracle and the Evolution of the Database Industry

Architecture Digest

Jul 9, 2019 · Databases

The Evolution of China's Database Industry from 1949 to the Present

This article traces the development of China's database sector from the early Soviet‑inspired computers of the 1950s through foreign‑technology influx in the 1980s and 1990s, the rise of domestic vendors, and the recent cloud‑native ecosystem, highlighting the challenges and opportunities for replacing legacy Oracle systems.

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The Evolution of China's Database Industry from 1949 to the Present