These provide some of the things that SQL-based relational databases do but are tuned heavily for handling the demands of big data. VoltDB falls into this category: it's a high-speed SQL database.

SQL-based relational database systems are indeed as moribund as NoSQL advocates charge, he argued. But this is the fault of the database vendors themselves, not SQL.

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: ...

After 10 years of the NoSQL “revolution,” SQL databases remain the bulk of the database market. ... Now based on the earlier row, ... If not included the column will be “null.” SQL left ...

This article on SQL and NoSQL comparison will throw light on the debate on advantages and ... A relation (table) in a relational database is divided into rows and columns. ... Document-based stores.

Wide column store databases allow you to manage data that just won’t fit on one computer. This post is one of a series that introduces the fundamentals of NOSQL databases, and their role in Big ...

Start coding a new database in your garage with a buddy of yours. Use JavaScript. Name it after your dog. Patent your own data model. Do not go open source. Take over the world. That is HarperDB's ...

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.

Couchbase’s SQL query language, called N1QL, is now ready for business in the beta of Couchbase Server 4.0, the company announced today. While Couchbase isn’t giving up on NoSQL concepts or ...

The articles on NoSQL databases in Reuven M. Lerner's At the Forge column appearing in recent issues of LJ have been enjoyable. Because this is the Enterprise issue, I think it would be helpful to ...