Are vendor claims that big data, IoT and NoSQL killed RDBMS credible? Nothing is that simple in the enterprise data center. I recently received a promotional message from a PR representative of a ...

This year is an expansive one for the database ecosystems that have evolved around the major platforms. Artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, the Internet of Things (IoT), and cloud ...

Have you noticed that relational "technology" seems to be taking a beating these days? With new “data models” and types of database systems purported to be better than relational, it seems that the ...

If you've ever wondered what killed 4GLs the answer is a mistake - one that permeates almost everything in IT from about 1969 through to today. Codd's relational model wasn't designed as a solution to ...

Anyone who is deeply enmeshed in a technology feels compelled to defend that technology when any sort of “threat” (or perception of threat) appears on the horizon, and apparently Gavin is no different ...

On top of business's growing frustration with proprietary software, the relational database model championed by the big vendors is looking increasingly dated, according to the CEO of leading ...

The information below serves as a brief primer to help you better understand the database terms you’ll most often encounter. Relational Databases. Relational databases became the database of choice ...

From monolithic database servers to no database servers at all. Can the serverless computing paradigm change the landscape for relational databases technologies as well? Serverless computing, a ...

If you want to know what’s what in Big Data analytics today, you’ve got to know the basics of NoSQL databases, and how appropriate NoSQL databases facilitate Big Data analytics. What are the most ...

To understand how in-memory technology translates into faster business processes, listen to Larry Ellison. When Oracle ’s CEO introduced the new Oracle Database In-Memory option on June 10, he gave ...