That’s where NoSQL stepped in to fill the scalability void. It’s gotten to a point where many perceive the advent of NoSQL databases have sounded the death knell for relational ones.

But, by that same measure, as well as the updated DB-Engines database popularity rankings, relational databases still dominate big data.

NewSQL is a term coined by 451 Group analyst Matt Aslett to describe a new group of databases that share much of the functionality of traditional SQL relational databases, while offering some of the ...

Can NoSQL handle mission-critical workloads in the Enterprise? Will NoSQL and relational technologies coalesce? MarkLogic's Senior Product Marketing Manager shares his thoughts.

The attack on SQL NoSQL attacked both relational databases and SQL in the same vein. The main problem this time was that the Internet had destroyed the underlying premise of the 40-year-old ...

“To compensate for the limitations of the relational database, there has been a proliferation of point solution databases,” Ittycheria said.

The evolving landscape of NoSQL databases and NoSQL database management systems (NoSQL DBMS) has everything to do with Big Data analytics.

Though NoSQL originally developed as a flexible and agile alternative to relational database systems, non-relational databases haven’t yet gained wide acceptability in the large enterprise segment.

Why use NoSQL? Innovative companies like AT&T, GE, and PayPal have successfully transitioned from relational to NoSQL for their critical web, mobile, and IoT applications. By understanding where to ...