Oh, MySQL. That little database that just isn't quite as good as the Big Important Proprietary Incumbents.... Except that, apparently, enterprises aren't getting this message. In fact, 40% of them strongly disagree with the feeling above, as Stephen Shankland reports:You now can discard any lingering traces of doubt that the open-source MySQL database competes with the incumbent proprietary products from Oracle, Oh, MySQL. That little database that just isn’t quite as good as the Big Important Proprietary Incumbents….Except that, apparently, enterprises aren’t getting this message. In fact, 40% of them strongly disagree with the feeling above, as Stephen Shankland reports:You now can discard any lingering traces of doubt that the open-source MySQL database competes with the incumbent proprietary products from Oracle, Microsoft and IBM. Data released Thursday from an Evans Data Group survey of database usage among developers shows MySQL use increased from 32 percent in 2004 to 40 percent last year. The survey tallied real production use in corporate environments, not just tire-kicking or pilot projectsReality bites if you’re DB2 or Oracle. Because while I would think much of MySQL’s gains are coming at the expense of no one (meaning, MySQL is creating new market opportunities rather than cannibalizing old ones), it’s still got to hurt the incumbents. Open Source