First introduced in 2011, the Oracle NoSQL Database is a key-value database that evolved from the company's acquisition of BerkeleyDB Java Edition, a mature, high-performance embeddable database.

Oracle described its 8.1 database as an object-relational database. Perhaps some future release of Oracle will be described as a SQL-NoSQL database.

We could also see Oracle acquire a few NoSQL players to build a strong footing for itself in this changing database landscape going forward.

Speaking at the NoSQL Now conference in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, Oracle’s Andrew Mendelsohn, executive vice president for database server technologies, started out by emphasizing that ...

NoSQL databases have proven to be a better choice ... ideally suited for complex query and analysis. Originally DB2 and Oracle were mostly used for query-intensive workloads.

Oracle has tried to break into this field with its own Oracle NoSQL database and Oracle Big Data Appliance, but the real action remains in the world of open source, according to DB-Engines.

Speculation has been running rampant that Oracle may introduce its own NoSQL database at the OpenWorld conference, to be held next week in San Francisco. While Oracle thus far has been quiet about ...

NoSQL databases: Cassandra Facebook needed something ... I’m guessing that a solid Oracle jockey with a good knowledge of stored procedures does pretty much the same thing.

SAN FRANCISCO — Oracle’s introduction of its Big Data Appliance at the OpenWorld conference here this week is an indication of the attention it is being forced to pay to NoSQL database technology.

NEW YORK — After announcing the technology at its OpenWorld conference last month, Oracle Corp. has launched its much anticipated NoSQL database. The Oracle NoSQL Database can now be downloaded ...