Wanderu is powered by MongoDB, a "NoSQL" database—not by Structured Query Language (SQL) calls against traditional tables and rows. But why is that? Is the equation really as simple as "Web ...

You just have to look at how even the largest databases are changing, with Oracle adopting NoSQL patterns in its in-memory tools, as Microsoft's SQL Server does the same with its new column stores.

However, the success of relational databases could be boiled down to two practical considerations: momentum and the power of the SQL query language. So-called “NoSQL” technology seems to run ...

As a result, the emergence of JSON-based NoSQL databases without a standard rich query language forced programmers into a dilemma: Either leverage the power of standard SQL, but be constrained by ...

There has been a lot of interest lately in NoSQL databases and, of course, many of us have strong backgrounds and experience in traditional relational "SQL" databases. For application developers this ...

The Term "NoSQL" is Catchy but Misleading SQL is a relatively innocent bystander, but, because SQL is a universal feature of the RDBMS, the term “NoSQL” seemed a catchy and convenient tag for these ...

Boston-based Akiban offered a connector that provided a standard SQL interface, which the company used with its own NoSQL data store software. In early 2012, Akiban released its own NoSQL package ...

This new debate is principally focused on whether it is better to continue adherence to the SQL database structure with which we are most familiar (read “Manufacturing Databases”) or hitch our wagons ...

Maybe the traditionally acrimonious SQL and NoSQL camps will end up as one big happy family after all. A new beta tool from Quest Software lets users mix and match traditional SQL data and ...