MaxDB is a SAP-certified
open source RDBMS for
OLTP and
OLAP usage. It’s targeted at large mySAP Business Suite environments and other applications that require maximum enterprise-level database functionality and complements the
MySQL database server. MaxDB offers a complete set of administration and development tools and is available for all major platforms including HP-UX, Linux, Microsoft Windows, IBM AI, and Sun Solaris. MaxDB started in 1977 as a research project at the Technical University of Berlin, and was formerly known as
SAP DB.