Many embedded applications require a database of sorts, but the type can vary widely from ISAM (Indexed Sequential Access Method) to SQL (structure query language). While SQL is readily available on ...

Abstract: NoSQL databases are the new breed of databases developed to overcome the drawbacks of RDBMS. The goal of NoSQL is to provide scalability, availability and meet other requirements of cloud ...

Relational databases and SQL were invented in the 1970s, but still dominate the data world today. Why? Relational calculus, consistent data, logical data representation are all reasons that a ...

In last few years, we’ve seen a surge of NoSQL databases, systems that are built from scratch to tackle new data formats and application requirements commonly believed unfit to SQL databases. Building ...

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?" The politically correct answer to the ...

The articles on NoSQL databases in Reuven M. Lerner's At the Forge column appearing in recent issues of LJ have been enjoyable. Because this is the Enterprise issue, I think it would be helpful to ...