MaxDB
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SAP AG | |
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| Stable release | 7.9.10.12[1]
/ February 2024 |
| Written in | closed source) |
| Website | maxdb |
MaxDB is an
History
The database development started in 1977 as a research project at the
In 2003 SAP AG and MySQL AB jointly re-branded the database system to MaxDB. In October 2007 this reselling agreement was terminated and sales and support of the database reverted to SAP.[3] SAP AG now manages MaxDB development, distribution, and support. New versions of the source code of MaxDB are no longer available under the GNU General Public License. SAP also stated that "Further commercial support concepts to cover mission critical use requirements outside of SAP scenarios are currently subject to discussion."[4]
MaxDB since version 7.5 is based on the code base of SAP DB 7.4. Therefore, the MaxDB software version 7.5 can be used as a direct upgrade of previous SAP DB versions starting 7.2.04 and higher.
Features
MaxDB is delivered with a set of administration and development tools. Most tools are available with both a
MaxDB offers built-in hot backup, does not need any online reorganizations and claims to be SQL 92 Entry-Level compatible.
MaxDB since version 7.7.00, uses multiversion concurrency control (MVCC) instead of the previous lock based implementation.
Licensing
MaxDB was licensed under the
SAP DB 7.3 and 7.4 were licensed as GPL but with
From version 7.5 through version 7.6 onwards distribution of MaxDB (previously SAP DB) to the open source community was provided by MySQL AB, the same company that develops the open-source software database, MySQL. Development was done by SAP AG, MySQL AB and the open-source software community.
In October 2007 SAP assumed full sales and commercial support for MaxDB. MaxDB 7.6 is now
See also
- List of relational database management systems
- Comparison of relational database management systems
- Comparison of database tools
References
- ^ "SAP MaxDB: The SAP Database - Home". Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ Lextrait, Vincent (January 2010). "The Programming Languages Beacon, v10.0". Archived from the original on 30 May 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
- ^ MySQL AB :: MySQL AB to Optimize its Open Source Database for SAP NetWeaver
- ^ MaxDB back under the SAP roof!
- ^ "Upgrade to SAP MaxDB Database 7.9 on Windows" (PDF). Retrieved 6 December 2017.
5.3 Installing or Upgrading Database Studio for SAP MaxDB