Oracle's latest big idea for big data aims to eliminate data silos with new software connecting the dots between the Oracle Database, Hadoop and NoSQL. Written by Rachel King, Contributor July 15 ...

NoSQL is building momentum of its own, and providing the familiarity and power of SQL is how it's being done. Skip to main content Events Video Special Issues Jobs ...

Although NoSQL has generated some noise of late, SQL continues to win in the marketplace and continues to earn investment and adoption throughout the big data problem space.

There are many document and column-oriented NoSQL databases, e.g. MongoDB, HBase and Couchbase. Read more about how VoltDB stacks up vs. other database solutions. Alternate data models in NoSQL ...

It's not so much a black and white, SQL vs. NoSQL situation, of course: TokBox still kept SQL databases around. That's where his team fed portions of Hadoop output for analysts to query more easily.

Really? Still Fighting About SQL vs. NoSQL? I was quite surprised to see a recent Slashdot post titled "SQL vs. NoSQL: Which is Better?" My first thought was: "Really? Hasn't this already been settled ...

The new findings echo recent similar research, such as a recent "data connectivity" study, and reports of SQL usage in Big Data scenarios. The whole SQL-vs.-NoSQL thing should have been long over by ...

Whatever you decide to do, don't think of NoSQL as your escape from the SQL RDBMS world. NoSQL databases are not a panacea. I asked my boss, Monty Widenius, the creator of MySQL, what his opinion on ...