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 ...

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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 ...

Talking about SQL database, the basic concept is that; it is a Relational database. Yes! SQL database is a relational database. So what exactly is a relational database? A relational database strictly ...

In the world of database technology, there are two main types of databases: SQL and NoSQL—or, relational databases and non-relational databases. The difference speaks to how they’re built, the type of ...

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SQL databases have constraints on data types and consistency. NoSQL does away with them for the sake of speed, flexibility, and scale. One of the most fundamental choices to make when developing an ...

Netflix is hiring, but SQL Server gurus need not apply. The company that transformed from a clunky DVD-by-mail delivery system to cutting-edge video streaming from the cloud has some SQL Server ...

It's been amusing to watch the NoSQL movement transition from a “We don’t need no stinking SQL” attitude to a “Can I please have some SQL with that?” philosophy. The nonrelational databases that ...

Poke around the infrastructure of any startup website or mobile app these days, and you’re bound to find something other than a relational database doing much of the heavy lifting. Take, for example, ...