NoSQL operational databases are rapidly gaining adoption. They’re easier to use, operate, and scale than their relational counterparts, and they enable faster development of richer applications.

Imagine that you have coupons that you wanted to push to mobile customers that purchase a specific item. This is a customer facing system of engagement requires location data, purchase data, wallet ...

Of any enterprise technology, enterprises are most dedicated to their chosen database. Once data goes into a particular database, CIOs hate to take it out. It's costly, and the risks often outweigh ...

NoSQL databases like MongoDB or CouchDB generally compete with each other, but now a relational database is positioning itself as a NoSQL player. The PostgreSQL Project, which EnterpriseDB supports, ...

Some NoSQL databases focus on speed, some on scale, while others aim at relationships or offline use. The right choice depends on how your ...

Over the last few weeks I've been talking to database companies from both sides of the SQL divide, and the more I've talked about how their databases are developing - and how their users are using ...

Under the banner of big data marches a confusing mass of terminology and acronyms. NoSQL is among them, attracting growing interest from businesses struggling to cope with exploding volumes and new ...

NoSQL keeps rising, but relational databases still dominate big data Your email has been sent NoSQL promised to upend the database market as big data forced a sea change in how we think about and ...

When I started to develop Web applications in the early 1990s, I sometimes found myself needing to store persistent data. At the time, the main options available were files—plain-text files, binary ...

Creators of the MongoDB software, 10gen, has announced this morning that it raised $42 million in new venture capital. This round was raised by existing investors Sequoia Capital, Flybridge Capital, ...