Relational databases and the software that access them can be invaluable tools to businesses. Popular relational database management systems include Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle Database, as well as ...

Major upgrade to the ever-evolving Oracle Database brings JavaScript support, graph optimizations, in-memory enhancements, and dramatic improvements to JSON operations and in-database machine learning ...

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 ...

Nowadays, huge volumes of unstructured data are generated, and this cannot be restricted to standardized text inputs for the RDBMS. For example, every corporate entity has applications that generate ...

The data explosion demands new solutions, yet the hoary old RDBMS still rules. Here's where you really shouldn't use it I am a NoSQLer and a big data guy. That’s a nice coincidence, because as you may ...

Migrating from an RDBMS to NoSQL can improve scalability and flexibility. Explore top NoSQL databases and best practices for migrating data. The phenomenon of big data continues to underscore the ...

Last issue I talked about Thor Technologies, its new round of funding and its “best of breed” solutions. But what the Thor folks really wanted to talk about was the use of SQL-based relational ...

The rise of new data types over the past 10 years has led to new ways of thinking about data, and new data storage and management technologies such as Hadoop, NewSQL, and NoSQL. However, despite all ...

NoSQL keeps rising, but relational databases still dominate big data Your email has been sent NoSQL promised to upend the database market as big data forced a sea change in how we think about and ...