For technical clarification, databases come in two flavors: relational and non-relational. Relational (SQL) databases store data in tables with strictly-defined relationships between tables.

“While 'data is data,' the fundamental differences between relational and non-relational platforms require a different type of management than most IT organizations are used to,” Hall said.

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Though NoSQL originally developed as a flexible and agile alternative to relational database systems, non-relational databases haven’t yet gained wide acceptability in the large enterprise segment.

Database company FairCom has released the tenth edition of its cross-platform database technology, c-treeACE V10. This solution features what the company describes as the industry’s first Relational ...

Late last month, Redmond announced two extensions to PostgreSQL, the open source relational database system with roots reaching back to the 1980s.

William Blair analyst Jason Ader said in a research note that MongoDB's bet is that distinctions between relational and non relational databases (NoSQL) will fade away over time and that databases ...