Today, DBAs who have traditionally managed relational database systems such as Oracle and SQL Server are also managing companies’ "non-relational" databases. As platforms such as MongoDB and Cassandra ...

NoSQL databases, such as Amazon DynamoDB can deliver performance at scale with horizontal scaling with no management overhead. A proof point for DynamoDB horizonal scaling can be seen with Amazon ...

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Google launched a public beta for a new global database service that features both the consistency of the relational model and the scaling and data functionality of NoSQL offerings. Called Cloud ...

The NoSQL revolution has happened so fast, few have a handle on the key architectural issues. Rahim Yaseen of Couchbase walks us through several crucial points Dominated by the RDMS paradigm, ...

Oracle is the world's second largest software company in the multi-billion dollar software market with revenues in excess of $37 billion and a market capitalization of approximately $175 billion. The ...

MarkLogic Corp. today introduced a new service focused on enabling its namesake NoSQL database to run more efficiently in the public cloud. The offering, dubbed the MarkLogic Query Service, can ...

The market is abuzz with terms like NoSQL, Big Data, NewSQL, Database Appliance, etc. Often, IT decision makers can get very confused with all the noise. They do not understand why they should ...

IT systems can scale vertically, horizontally, and sometimes both. In broad terms, vertical scaling, or scale-up, entails installing more powerful systems or upgrading to more powerful components.