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If you still think MySQL is too entrenched to be moved from its spot as the number one, open-source DBMS, you might to look at what Wikipedia is doing.

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Tungsten Clustering by Continuent is the only complete, fully-integrated, fully-tested MySQL High Availability, Disaster Recovery and Geo-clustering solution running on-premises and in the cloud ...

Looking to use an open source general-purpose database? This extensive comparison of MySQL vs. PostgreSQL explores the strengths and weaknesses of each.