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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I decode analytics for business people. The evolving landscape of NoSQL databases and NoSQL database management systems (NoSQL ...

NoSQL database systems continue to gain traction, but they are still not widely understood. There is more than one type of NoSQL database and a large number of individual NoSQL DBMSs. There are more ...

This post is one of a series that introduces the fundamentals of NOSQL databases, and their role in Big Data Analytics. What is an XML database? XML databases use XML to model and query data. XML is a ...

What is NoSQL, and why do you need it? By now, much has been written about the lower cost associated with running clusters of commodity servers. Much has also been written about the added flexibility ...

Jennifer Zaino is a New York-based freelance writer specializing in business and technology journalism. Her work appears in publications including The Semantic Web Blog, RFID Journal, Smart Enterprise ...

One of the most interesting trends in the computer world during the past few years has been the rapid growth of NoSQL databases. The term may be accurate, in that NoSQL databases don't use SQL in ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ryan Betts is CTO at VoltDB. Recently Max Schireson, CEO of MongoDB, shared his thoughts on relational databases. His statements deserve a direct and frank opposing response. Let’s walk through the ...