by Angela Guess Joyce Wells reports in Database Trends and Applications, “Oracle is introducing a major new release of its NoSQL database – version of 4.0. First unveiled in 2011, the Oracle NoSQL Database is a key-value database that evolved from the company’s acquisition of BerkeleyDB Java Edition, a mature, high-performance embeddable database. While Oracle […]
Basho Open Sources Riak TS; Empowers Internet of Things Initiatives
by Angela Guess According to a recent article out of the company, “Basho Technologies, the creator and developer of Riak® KV and Riak® TS, the world’s most resilient NoSQL databases, today announced the latest release of Basho Riak TS, version 1.3. Riak TS is the only enterprise-grade NoSQL database optimized for Internet of Things (IoT). […]
3 Key Advantages of NoSQL Databases
by Angela Guess Christopher Tozzi recently wrote in The VAR Guy, “[R]elational databases are great if you know ahead of time what structure your data will take, and have a sense of how much data you need to store. But what if your storage needs are less predictable? What if they need to be highly […]
Embracing Big Data Tools: Lessons Learned at EDW 2016
by Angela Guess Jack Vaughan reports in Search Data Management, “The onslaught of big data, with its high data volumes and diverse data structures, has given rise to new technologies in the form of NoSQL, Hadoop, Spark and the like. NoSQL, particularly, calls for changes in established data modeling techniques. Some basic learning is in […]
Stance Tackles High Performance, Scalability Challenge for E-Commerce with NoSQL
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How NoSQL Databases Fill the Information Gap
by Angela Guess Ravi Mayuram, SVP of Couchbase, recently wrote in Enterprise Tech, “If data is getting more plentiful and hardware is cheaper and more powerful, why aren’t we doing more to put the information we have to better use? The answer is that we’ve lacked the right tools for processing information. NoSQL databases fill […]
NoSQL vs. SQL: It’s About the Performance and Scale
Learn more about Dale Kim. If you’re an application developer with years of experience in relational database management systems (RDBMS) and SQL, you might still use those trusted technologies for most of your application needs. But you might be hearing a lot about NoSQL databases, and how they can be a better fit for your […]
Pros and Cons: Warehouse vs. Data Lakes
Learn more about Thomas Hazel. This column will not be the proverbial “Pros and Cons” article, weighing the good with the bad. One can find such content habitually year after year and month after month, all of which will outline the obvious advantages and disadvantage between any two things. This is particularly prevalent in the […]
Reasons to Consider a NoSQL Solution for Internet of Things Data
by Angela Guess Jim Scott recently wrote in Smart Data Collective, “If you’re looking to take advantage of sensors, you will likely have to update your data store to handle the workload. Once you’re set up data-wise, get ready to monitor everything from weather and the environment to overseas factory floors and even fleets of […]
4 Use Cases for NoSQL Databases
by Angela Guess Jim Scott recently put together a list of four “game-changing” use cases for NoSQL databases in Smart Data Collective. He begins with financial services: “When you picture a trading firm or hedge fund, you might see a Gordon Gecko clone, clutching multiple phones, hunched over a Bloomberg terminal, barking orders to buy […]