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 ...

Migrating from an RDBMS to NoSQL can improve scalability and flexibility. Explore top NoSQL databases and best practices for migrating data. The phenomenon of big data continues to underscore the ...

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It took a long time for software architects to look beyond structured databases as a solution to common problems, but there is little debate that NoSQL databases have filled a serious void in a ...

Does the World Really Need Another Hadoop Distribution? Not all Hadoop packages offer a unique distribution of the Hadoop core, but all attempt to offer a differentiated value proposition through ...

In 2011, Membase (formerly NorthScale) and CouchOne joined forces to create Couchbase, which provides a distributed NoSQL document database for interactive applications. The company just released ...

In the beginning, there were files. Later there were navigational databases based on structured files. Then there were IMS and CODASYL, and around 40 years ago we had some of the first relational ...

Imagine a new content management technology designed to store all of the rich semantic structure, metadata and intelligence about your content. One that provides the flexibility to easily adapt and ...