Sometimes we lose sight of a simple truth about systems: They are made up of people. Despite all of the frameworks and tools at our disposal and all of our learning as a field of practice, purely ...

I know what a relational database is, and I know what a file system is. However, I'm having a difficult time imagining how this will work, and how it will change file-related tasks.<BR><BR>I can ...

As the US federal welfare cash assistance program Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) has declined over the past decade, nonprofits that assist the poor have become a stronger part of the ...

Relational database management systems (RDBMS) rely on an optimizer (or relational optimizer) that transforms SQL statements into executable code. Before any SQL statement can be run by the RDBMS, the ...

Last week, Codd's widow, Sharon, said she is working on a new relational enterprise management system that will translate business knowledge described by business professionals into working ...

Bob Muglia is something of a bard of databases, capable of unfurling sweeping tales in the evolution of technology. That is what Muglia, former Microsoft executive and former Snowflake CEO, did ...

Poke around the infrastructure of any startup website or mobile app these days, and you’re bound to find something other than a relational database doing much of the heavy lifting. Take, for example, ...

Travelers Insurance is one of the top writers of commercial, property, and casualty insurance in the United States. As a senior architect, I’ve seen the industry evolve tremendously over the last 10+ ...