The term “NoSQL” is ambiguous, but for this discussion I use Dr. Rick Cattell’s NoSQL definition to mean “systems that provide simple operations like key/value storage or simple records ...

A new survey of database use called “ Database Usage in the Public and Private Cloud: Choices and Preferences,” conducted and published by Tesora, shows that SQL and NoSQL are being used side ...

“SQL and MySQL are traditional relational database management systems” for manufacturers, says Roger Herrscher, P.E., senior electrical engineer at Opto 22, Temecula, CA. “NoSQL and NewSQL databases ...

SQL: Structured Query Language, also used to refer to databases that use SQL as their query language. NoSQL: used to refer to a class of databases that are non-relational and do not use SQL as their ...

Relational databases (SQL) have been used for decades by nearly every type of business around the world. The technology is reliable, based on stable standards, and has been mature for more than 20 ...

Couchbase NoSQL Database gets the SQL Religion Couchbase 4.0 elegantly integrates SQL and JSON, maintaining schema-independence while adding support for joins and a range of BI tools.

As an alternative to relational technology, NoSQL database deployments could well be entering a new phase next year, according to Bob Wiederhold, CEO of open-source NoSQL firm Couchbase.

For developers, CouchDB may be easier to use than relational databases because it does not require them to understand how to create SQL queries to write to or draw data from a database. An ...

Many of PostgreSQL’s recent changes, from scaling via sharding to adding JSON document-processing functions, have been inspired by NoSQL. The new PostgreSQL 9.5 continues in that vein, but doesn ...