With SQL Server 2016, it may make more sense to just accept the JSON data as a string, like this ... the resulting table has columns (called key, value and type) with one row in the table for each ...

When would you save data in SQL Server as JSON? A relational database table is articulated on a fixed number of columns and each column has its own data type, such as strings of variable or fixed ...

Already many SQL databases now accept JSON documents as a native data type, and can perform queries against that data. Some even have native ways to impose constraints on JSON data, so that it is ...

For more than 40 years, SQL has provided a standard way to query structured data. However, much of the data being generated and stored today exists in semi-structured formats, like JSON, which doesn’t ...

JSON is the leading data interchange format ... strong typing and abstract types (like interfaces) help structure large-scale programs. In SQL stores, a schema provides a similar structure.

"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 ...

In addition to the data type, Microsoft plans to add native JSON indexing across both Azure SQL and SQL Server, which should also help the performance of those JSON queries. There are a lot of ...

After some four months in beta, the new Couchbase database platform emerged yesterday with its new N1QL language that allows developers to hook into JSON data stores with declarative, SQL-based ...