The NoSQL database gets its name from what it isn’t: It’s a database that does not use Structured Query Language (SQL) to access the data. Some of the well-known databases, such as Oracle and ...

SQL is orthogonal to data representation and storage. Some SQL systems support JSON and other structured object formats with better performance and more features than NoSQL implementations.

Some NoSQL products can use SQL-like syntax to work with data, but only to a limited extent. For example, Apache Cassandra, a wide column store, has its own SQL-like language, the Cassandra Query ...

Therefore, choosing between relational and NoSQL cloud databases will come down to your needs in terms of schema structure (type of data), data organization, scaling needs, and other factors that ...

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.

Announced January 17, Toad Data Studio allows users to manage nearly any database platform in their environment including cloud and on-premises sources and relational, NoSQL, and data warehouse ...

They want to use that data indefinitely to query across the historic data set. YouGov had considered migrating to Microsoft SQL Server but found it couldn't do a number of things.

Additionally, novel approaches that bridge the gap between SQL and NoSQL paradigms are emerging to better manage large-scale, diverse datasets, ensuring both flexibility and reliability in ...

Many embedded applications require a database of sorts, but the type can vary widely from ISAM (Indexed Sequential Access Method) to SQL (structure query language). While SQL is readily available ...