Relational SQL databases, which have been around since the 1980s, historically ran on mainframes or single servers—that’s all we had. If you wanted the database to handle more data and run faster, you ...

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Today’s applications—including enterprise applica­tions—need to be always on and always available and often must serve a global base of users who expect almost instantaneous response times regardless ...

Google today announced the beta launch of Cloud Spanner, a new globally distributed database service for mission-critical applications. Cloud Spanner joins Google’s other cloud-based database services ...

Fauna, a database whose founders came from Twitter, is adding an important capability for enterprises seeking to operate global databases; a new "region groups" feature that enables enterprises to ...

BEIJING--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OceanBase, an enterprise-level distributed relational database provider, has drawn more than 21,300 users and 50 institutional partners to its open-source program within ...

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SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fauna, the distributed document-relational database delivered as a cloud API, today announced the general availability of their new TypeScript-inspired database ...

Next-generation database companies are developing technologies to help businesses manage increasing volumes of data and increasingly complex data types. Not Your Father’s Relational Database The world ...

Oracle's Globally Distributed Autonomous Database caters to organizations with multinational operations and complex data-sovereignty needs. Oracle recently announced significant updates to its ...