The team behind in-process OLAP database DuckDB has put forward a solution to the "small changes" problem that they say ...

The market is abuzz with terms like NoSQL, Big Data, NewSQL, Database Appliance, etc. Often, IT decision makers can get very confused with all the noise. They do not understand why they should ...

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NoSQL keeps rising, but relational databases still dominate big data Your email has been sent NoSQL promised to upend the database market as big data forced a sea change in how we think about and ...

Splice Machine Inc., which tackles Big Data analytics with a SQL-based relational database management system (RDBMS) rather than the more common NoSQL approach, is open sourcing its technology, it ...

Postgres (PostgreSQL) is gaining in popularity. I see it from the customers I interact with, who last year voted Postgres as the number-one new database they wanted support for on SolarWinds’ THWACK ...

Relational database management systems (RDBMS) rely on an optimizer (or relational optimizer) that transforms SQL statements into executable code. Before any SQL statement can be run by the RDBMS, the ...

Nowadays, huge volumes of unstructured data are generated, and this cannot be restricted to standardized text inputs for the RDBMS. For example, every corporate entity has applications that generate ...

Couchbase Inc. today announced an upgrade of its flagship NoSQL database system designed to help enterprises with extensive SQL experience and talent move to the NoSQL world. And why do that?

The data explosion demands new solutions, yet the hoary old RDBMS still rules. Here's where you really shouldn't use it I am a NoSQLer and a big data guy. That’s a nice coincidence, because as you may ...