Good old-fashioned SQL still rules the database roost even though popular offerings in the NoSQL camp are closing the gap, while MySQL is the most popular of the whole bunch in a new report from ...

SQL in NoSQL Databases The term "NoSQL" is widely acknowledged as an unfortunate and inaccurate tag for the non-relational databases that have emerged in the past five years.

Like most software engineers, I’ve spent a great deal of time mastering relational databases. Getting started with a distributed database (or NoSQL) can have your head spinning as you try to ...

SQL to NoSQL to NewSQL? Come on! Earlier this month there were several articles published about the term "NewSQL" coined by the 451 Group in regard to a new class of vendors of high-performance, ...

A start-up founded by academic researchers has created the NoSQL Toolbox, a method for choosing the best database for a given job.

From managing water meter data, through Bitcoin and video data, to web publishing, NoSQL database technology is finding real use cases. But it's likely to be stuck at 10% of the market for some time.

But those new players are not the only NoSQL platforms out there. You will find offerings from most database suppliers, including the two largest, Microsoft and Oracle.

By that measure, Neward said, "NoSQL also applies equally to cars, rainbows and unicorns. None of them are a SQL database either." For that matter, Neward continued, the list of things that are not ...