SQL Server 2016 provides new support for working with JSON objects. In a previous column, I discussed how to generate JSON from SQL queries. This column looks at the reverse process: accepting JSON ...

"Relational SQL operates over tables and columns and needs a strict schema," Biyikoglu said. "With N1QL, all queries are executed over JSON data in Couchbase Server. You don't have to deal with a ...

which is a semi-structured data format that’s much loved by developers thanks to its flexibility but which must be unpacked and normalized before traditional SQL analytics can work on it. Couchbase ...