If you want to know what’s what in Big Data analytics today, you’ve got to know the basics of NoSQL databases, and how appropriate NoSQL databases facilitate Big Data analytics. What are the most ...

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 ...

Learn the key differences between relational and NoSQL databases with this in-depth comparison. There’s nothing wrong with the traditional relational database management system. In fact, many NoSQL ...

NoSQL databases arose in response to the limitations of using SQL (Structured Query Language) for database queries. NoSQL databases store and manage data in ways that enable high operational speed and ...

The number of businesses using NoSQL databases, which specialise in storing and managing unstructured and unpredictable data, is set to mushroom in the next few years. For instance, a study from ...

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, ...

This post is one of a series that introduces the fundamentals of NOSQL databases, and their role in Big Data Analytics. What is a content store database? Content stores are databases designed to store ...

Amazon helped start the "NoSQL" movement. And now it's giving the cause another shot in the arm. NoSQL is a widespread effort to build a new kind of database for “unstructured” information -- the sort ...

The modern sense of NoSQL, which dates from 2009, refers to databases that are not built on relational tables, unlike SQL databases. Often, NoSQL databases boast better design flexibility, horizontal ...

Like most software engineers, I’ve spent a great deal of time mastering relational databases. Getting started with a distributed database (or NoSQL) can have your head spinning as you try to unlearn ...