Find out the differences between MySQL, an SQL database, and MongoDB, a NoSQL database.

Technology Editor Bill Wong examines the differences between SQL, NoSQL, and NewSQL databases.

MongoDB and MySQL are the leading open source NoSQL and relational databases, respectively. Which is best for your application?

You'd think the advent of 'webscale' NoSQL databases would have consigned MySQL to history. But you'd be very wrong MySQL is a bit of an attention hog. With relational databases supposedly put on ...

Design & Dev Open source data grows up: Choosing MySQL, NoSQL, or both March 4, 2014 - 4:16 pm John Engates is the CTO of Rackspace Hosting and an evangelist for the open cloud.

Speculation has been running rampant that Oracle may introduce its own NoSQL database at the OpenWorld conference, to be held next week in San Francisco.

Look at the MySQL vs. PostgreSQL flame wars for ample evidence of this thinking. The problem though, is that being relational and ACID is not necessary for some use cases and can add unnecessary ...

Choosing between schemaless NoSQL databases and strong-schema relational designs isn't an either-or decision, as this case study points out. When dealing with their big data problem, Craigslist ...

The key to riding the wave of Big Data and enabling digital applications in real time is to select the right database that can support massive growth without bursting IT budgets. The high cost of ...

Speculation has been running rampant that Oracle may introduce its own NoSQL database at the OpenWorld conference, to be held next week in San Francisco.