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Why Oracle’s Trouble in Wisconsin Is a Big Deal

Jul 22, 2026

Like you, I saw a news article last week about Oracle something something Wisconsin something something billions of dollars and moved on to the next headline. OK, so a regulator is mad at Oracle because the locals are mad about datacenters jacking up their electricity rates. Yet another story in a long line of such stories, and eventually either the people (long shot) or the lobbyists (where I'd put my money) will win. But this story is much more significant.

Why Oracle’s Trouble in Wisconsin Is a Big Deal

MySQL and MariaDB: Dead Code Walking

raindog308

May 29, 2026

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It's 2026, and if you need a relational database and you have a choice, you're choosing PostGreSQL. If you don't, you might be stuck with MySQL.

Oracle Database 26ai is Coming Out in January. You Don’t Need It. But There’s a Free Version.

raindog308

Dec 07, 2025

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Unless you're a Fortune 500 company or an arm of the government, news that the latest version of the Oracle database is probably irrelevant to you. But it's coming out in January and will be called 26ai. This follows 23ai and 19c. And there's a free version. Really.

“The Biggest Supply Chain Hack of 2025”: Oracle Cloud Leaks 140K Tenants’ Details

raindog308

Mar 22, 2025

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Oracle's Free Tier is very popular in our community. Sadly, today news was announced that 6m records from 140,000 tenants was leaked. Here's how to check if you're affected.

MariaDB Swallowed by Private Equity

raindog308

Sep 10, 2024

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MariaDB is free as in love, but MariaDB Plc is no longer free as in independent. It's been swallowed up by private equity.

Google is Building a Datacenter in…um, Where…?!?

News Team

Sep 04, 2024

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Google is building a new datacenter in...well, I wouldn't have guessed this city.

Google is Building a Datacenter in…um, Where…?!?

Oracle Cloud Launches in Colombia, While AWS/GCP/Azure Lag in South America

raindog308

Dec 11, 2023

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Oracle cloud recently announced they're setting up shop in Columbia, their third South American location. Let's take a quick look at the South American hosting situation.

Oracle Cloud Launches in Colombia, While AWS/GCP/Azure Lag in South America

CLONE WARS: How Every Major RHEL Clone is Reacting to IBM, From Counter-Exploiting Legal Loopholes to RHEL++ Semi-Clones

raindog308

Jul 14, 2023

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Alma, Rocky, SUSE, and Oracle are all taking different approaches to IBM's bombshell announcement that it's crippling the RHEL clone market. Let's look at the landscape and what the future of RHEL++ semi-clones will be like.

CLONE WARS: How Every Major RHEL Clone is Reacting to IBM, From Counter-Exploiting Legal Loopholes to RHEL++ Semi-Clones

From Oracle Cloud to TOR to Telegram: Check Out LowEndTalk Tutorials!

raindog308

Oct 29, 2022

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Want to setup OpenLiteSpeed on Oracle Cloud arm instances? Need to transfer data between Telegram and your VPS? Want to configure your VPN to exit fast TOR nodes? Check out LowEndTalk's tutorials!

From Oracle Cloud to TOR to Telegram: Check Out LowEndTalk Tutorials!

PostgreSQL 15 is Released!

raindog308

Oct 13, 2022

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The world's most advanced open source database

How To Install Caddy Web Server On Oracle Cloud Free Tier

Not_Oles

Sep 27, 2022

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Back in March, LEB published Asking the Oracle, "Is 'Always Free' the future of the Low End?" The March article pointed out one of the main features of Oracle Cloud Free Tier: no credit card is requir...

How To Install Caddy Web Server On Oracle Cloud Free Tier

Cloud Providers Prepare to Pull the Plug on Putin

raindog308

Mar 08, 2022

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Major cloud services companies such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Oracle may cut off Russia's access to cloud services in days to come. Already, Amazon has suspended new service signups. This is...

Cloud Providers Prepare to Pull the Plug on Putin

Asking the Oracle, “Is ‘Always Free’ the future of the Low End?”

Not_Oles

Mar 08, 2022

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Last year, on May 26, 2021 @alvin posted on Low End Talk about Oracle releasing 200 GB of storage for Oracle Free Tier VMs. Beginning last year, according to the screenshot @alvin posted, the Oracle F...

SQL vs. NoSQL – Which is Better?

raindog308

Oct 02, 2021

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In the world of database systems, SQL has been the king since it took off in the early 80s. It was conceived, developed, and codified in the 1970s but really hit its stride once developers had worked...

LowEndBoxTV: How to Get a Free VPS

raindog308

May 12, 2021

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Is cheap cloud hosting not cheap enough for you? Can you really get a VPS for free? Yes! In this video we review a variety of offers from various providers. Some are 1-year trials, some are shorter-t...