With a document database, data is not stored in tables with distinct column types. Instead, it’s stored in freeform “documents” with any number of fields and any number of nested structures.

The modern sense of NoSQL, which dates from 2009, refers to databases that are not built on relational tables, unlike SQL databases.Often, NoSQL databases boast better design flexibility ...

The SQL/NoSQL debate is principally focused on whether it is better to continue adherence to the SQL database structure, with which manufacturers are most familiar, or hitch our wagons to the NoSQL ...

Because any database that does not support the SQL language is, by definition, a 'NoSQL' database, some very different databases coexist under the NoSQL banner. Massively scalable data stores like ...

SQL is a relatively innocent bystander, but, because SQL is a universal feature of the RDBMS, the term “NoSQL” seemed a catchy and convenient tag for these new breed of databases. And, it’s true that, ...

Document store databases let you manage records that are long and have varied structure. This post is one of a series that introduces the fundamentals of NOSQL databases, and their role in Big ...

Start coding a new database in your garage with a buddy of yours. Use JavaScript. Name it after your dog. Patent your own data model. Do not go open source. Take over the world. That is HarperDB's ...

DBeaver is a free, open-source, cross-platform SQL client and database administration tool. It is designed to support a wide variety of SQL and NoSQL databases, including MySQL and PostgreSQL. Its ...

After celebrating SQL's half-century, he reckons that NoSQL is the way to go for stuff that old-school databases just can't handle. He said that the world doesn't stay the same, especially in ...

Content stores let you manage information that’s too elaborate for conventional databases. This post is one of a series that introduces the fundamentals of NOSQL databases, and their role in Big ...