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 ...

The relational database management system (or RDBMS) had been the one solution for all database needs. Oracle, IBM (IBM), and Microsoft (MSFT) are the leading players of RDBMS.

With new 'data models' and types of database systems purported to be better than relational, it seems that the industry is all too ready to stick a fork in relational. So, is relational technology ...

Microsoft SQL Server. This is an industry-standard database management system that began in 1989 with the Microsoft SQL Server 1.0, a 16-bit server for the IBM OS/2 operating system.

Data analytics platform Databricks said on Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire Neon, a startup building an open source alternative to AWS Aurora Postgres, for about $1 billion.