The NoSQL database gets its name from what it isn’t: It’s a database that does not use Structured Query Language (SQL) to access the data. Some of the well-known databases, such as Oracle and ...

SQL databases have constraints on data types and consistency. NoSQL does away with them for the sake of speed, flexibility, and scale. One of the most fundamental choices to make when developing an ...

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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 ...

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Of any enterprise technology, enterprises are most dedicated to their chosen database. Once data goes into a particular database, CIOs hate to take it out. It's costly, and the risks often outweigh ...

Talking about SQL database, the basic concept is that; it is a Relational database. Yes! SQL database is a relational database. So what exactly is a relational database? A relational database strictly ...

Was it just two or three years ago when choosing a database was easy? Those with a Cadillac budget bought Oracle, those in a Microsoft shop installed SQL Server, those with no budget chose MySQL.

You don’t have to convince Jason Atlas that yesterday’s databases weren’t built for today’s world. The Vice President of Engineering at IID experienced it for himself when the popular database his ...

One of the critical decisions facing companies embarking on big data projects is which database to use, and often that decision swings between SQL and NoSQL. SQL has the impressive track record, the ...

NoSQL database systems continue to gain traction, but they are still not widely understood. There is more than one type of NoSQL database and a large number of individual NoSQL DBMSs. There are more ...