There are many document and column-oriented NoSQL databases, e.g. MongoDB, HBase and Couchbase. Read more about how VoltDB stacks up vs. other database solutions. Alternate data models in NoSQL ...

Also, if I chose to have no relationships in my SQL and simply pulled table data directly, it would be exactly as fast or faster than NoSql. 9) Flexibility is a double-edged sword.

But as technological lines blur, there's not always a clear cut answer. Read the whole story ...

NoSQL vs. SQL The fundamental difference between SQL and NoSQL is not all that complicated. Each has a different philosophy for how data should be stored and retrieved.

This discussion is based on MongoDB 3.4 and Couchbase Server 4.6. You might also check out my stand-alone reviews of MongoDB 3.4 and Couchbase Server 4.0.

Find out the differences between MySQL, an SQL database, and MongoDB, a NoSQL database.

Whatever you decide to do, don't think of NoSQL as your escape from the SQL RDBMS world. NoSQL databases are not a panacea. I asked my boss, Monty Widenius, the creator of MySQL, what his opinion on ...

Really? Still Fighting About SQL vs. NoSQL? I was quite surprised to see a recent Slashdot post titled "SQL vs. NoSQL: Which is Better?" My first thought was: "Really? Hasn't this already been settled ...

It's not so much a black and white, SQL vs. NoSQL situation, of course: TokBox still kept SQL databases around. That's where his team fed portions of Hadoop output for analysts to query more easily.