Relational SQL databases, which have been around since the 1980s, historically ran on mainframes or single servers—that’s all we had. If you wanted the database to handle more data and run faster, you ...

Since that time, SQL has become the dominant language for relational database systems. In recent years, frameworks and architectures have arrived on the programming scene that attempt to hide (or ...

I’m at the Cloud Connect 2010 conference in Santa Clara, Calif., one of the first major gatherings of the year on cloud computing. One of the larger topics that has come up thus far is not using ...

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 ...

Indexing is a critical part of database optimization. Indexing can dramatically increase query speed. However, DBAs still struggle with finding optimal indexes or optimal SQL plans. DBTA held a ...

Overview: Consistent SQL practice across varied platforms builds real job-ready confidence.Guided lessons help beginners, while timed challenges sharpen intervi ...

Every day, businesses depend on data to operate. Customer orders, quotes for new business, conversations around products, campaigns for marketing—pretty much every business process today is based on ...

In the worlds of Big Data, NoSQL and relational databases, Splice Machine's name doesn't come up that often. But a closer look at the company's product, architectural approach and CEO put them on my ...

Inside a relational database management system, the princi­pal persisted data structure is considered a logical relation. Operations performed against that data within the RDBMS result in a logical ...