When and how to migrate data from SQL to NoSQL are matters of much debate. It can certainly be a daunting task, but when your SQL systems hit architectural limits or your cloud provider expenses ...

So-called “NoSQL” technology seems to run counter to those strengths. But in reality, NoSQL is building momentum of its own, and providing the familiarity and power of SQL is how it’s being ...

There has been a lot of interest lately in NoSQL databases and, of course, many of us have strong backgrounds and experience in traditional relational 'SQL' databases. For application developers this ...

Like so many technology debates before it, the SQL/NoSQL debate may soon enter the realm of great technology disagreements as Mac versus PC, fieldbus versus Ethernet, and PC versus PLC-based control.

Nevertheless, to avoid the misconception that NoSQL requires the absence of SQL, some in the non-relational community started describing NoSQL as “Not Only SQL” rather than “NO SQL.” Yet, as ...

According to Kapuya, the real difference between NoSQL and SQL lies in the different data access methods provided by NoSQL and SQL, which result in different scalability and performance results.

NoSQL databases did scale much, much better than Oracle Database, DB2, or SQL Server, which are all based on a 40-year-old design. However, each type of NoSQL database had new restrictions: ...

However, NoSQL databases are a bit like Hadoop — they had early promise but it fizzled. After 10 years of the NoSQL “revolution,” SQL databases remain the bulk of the database market.

FoundationDB has done it again, smashing NoSQL and SQL technologies together with a most strategic acquisition. In a call yesterday, FoundationDB co-founder Nick Lavezzo bemoaned the technological ...

It can certainly be a daunting task, but when your SQL systems hit architectural limits or your cloud provider expenses skyrocket, it’s probably time to consider a move. Many IT organizations have ...