In fact, the opposite is closer to the truth — SQL (pronounced “sequel”) is emerging as a standard data access method for the Big Data and NoSQL technologies that were supposed to represent ...

The biggest feature in the SQL Server 2019 preview launched at Ignite is SQL Server Big Data clusters. Travis Wright, Microsoft's principal program manager for SQL Server, explains exactly what ...

In an age of NoSQL and Hadoop, original "Big 3" RDBMS vendor Oracle Corp. is getting back to its roots with a new product designed to integrate access across all three data stores with a single SQL ...

When it comes to implementing a big data strategy in a Microsoft SQL Server shop, you’re generally going to consider one of three strategies. In the first strategy, which I won’t be addressing today, ...

Why would a new version of SQL Server be a big deal for this blog? As a mainstream relational database, SQL Server would appear to be irrelevant in the Big Data landscape. As it turns out ...