In that respect, it’s unlike many other NoSQL databases, key-value or otherwise, since they store data in some persistent form. Memcached does not back its data store to anything.

With its much-discussed enthusiasm for collecting large amounts of data, the NSA naturally found much interest in the idea of highly scalable NoSQL databases. But the U.S. intelligence agency ...

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 ...

With NoSQL relationships are still required, but the developer is responsible for defining, creating and maintaining data relationships within the application code. The typical method used to ...

A NoSQL database has flexible data requirements, making it a better fit for applications that will evolve over time than an SQL database.

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 ...

NoSQL for the Enterprise NoSQL has emerged to manage new data types, huge volumes of data and the relationships between complex and connected today inherent in modern applications. The type of NOSQL ...

This post is one of a series that introduces the fundamentals of NOSQL databases, and their role in Big Data Analytics. What is a content store database? Content stores are databases designed to ...

When and how to migrate data from SQL to NoSQL are matters of much debate. It can certainly be a daunting task, but when your SQL systems hit architectural limits or your cloud provider expenses ...

Much in Aerospike echoes both other key-value stores and other NoSQL databases. Data is stored and retrieved by way of keys, and the data can be kept in a number of fundamental data types ...