One of the most interesting trends in the computer world during the past few years has been the rapid growth of NoSQL databases. The term may be accurate, in that NoSQL databases don't use SQL in ...

NoSQL databases like MongoDB or CouchDB generally compete with each other, but now a relational database is positioning itself as a NoSQL player. The PostgreSQL Project, which EnterpriseDB supports, ...

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 ...

A relatively new concept in the world of database systems is the NoSQL DBMS. What is NoSQL? Well, I bet you guessed that it doesn’t use SQL, right? I mean, it is sort of right there in the name. But ...

But will it set a real standard for MongoDB alternatives? Analysis When Microsoft rolled out an open source extension stack for PostgreSQL to handle document-style data, it wasn't just taking aim at ...

The modern sense of NoSQL, which dates from 2009, refers to databases that are not built on relational tables, unlike SQL databases. Often, NoSQL databases boast better design flexibility, horizontal ...

Under the banner of big data marches a confusing mass of terminology and acronyms. NoSQL is among them, attracting growing interest from businesses struggling to cope with exploding volumes and new ...

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 ...