Relational database management systems (RDBMS) rely on an optimizer (or relational optimizer) that transforms SQL statements into executable code. Before any SQL statement can be run by the RDBMS, the ...

In the beginning, there were files. Later there were navigational databases based on structured files. Then there were IMS and CODASYL, and around 40 years ago we had some of the first relational ...

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 ...

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 ...

For a long time, companies have been using relational databases (DB) to manage data. However, with the increasing use of large AI models, integration with graph databases is now required. This process ...

Several major database systems provide extensions to support the management and analysis of spatial data in a relational database system (IBM02, Ora01 and IBM01). The functionality is also ...

Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) is an application program interface (API) packaged with the Java SE edition that makes it possible to standardize and simplify the process of connecting Java ...

Part 2 of CRN’s Big Data 100 includes a look at the vendors solution providers should know in the big data database system space. Left On Base The total amount of data created and replicated worldwide ...

Part 4 of CRN’s Big Data 100 includes a look at the vendors solution providers should know in the big data database system space. The total volume of data created or replicated globally reached 64.2 ...