Relational SQL databases, which have been around since the 1980s, historically ran on mainframes or single servers—that’s all we had. If you wanted the database to handle more data and run faster, you ...

Learn SQL basics in just 15 minutes with this tutorial focused on using SQL with MySQL. Topics covered include: - What SQL is ...

Inside a relational database management system, the princi­pal persisted data structure is considered a logical relation. Operations performed against that data within the RDBMS result in a logical ...

In the worlds of Big Data, NoSQL and relational databases, Splice Machine's name doesn't come up that often. But a closer look at the company's product, architectural approach and CEO put them on my ...

Next-generation database companies are developing technologies to help businesses manage increasing volumes of data and increasingly complex data types. Not Your Father’s Relational Database The world ...

Businesses and organizations are increasingly challenged to handle the huge volumes of data, both internally generated and acquired from outside sources, that they need to process, store and analyze ...

If you want to know what’s what in Big Data analytics today, you’ve got to know the basics of NoSQL databases, and how appropriate NoSQL databases facilitate Big Data analytics. What are the most ...

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, ...

After nearly 30 years of ruling the roost, relational databases are having to share their turf with their non-relational cousins. The biggest and best of these “NoSQL” databases are open source. I had ...