A database that maintains a set of separate, related files (tables), but combines data elements from the files for queries and reports when required. The concept was developed in 1970 by Edgar Codd, ...

The road to SQL started with Dr. E.F. Codd’s paper, “A Relational Model of Data for Large Shared Data Banks“, published in Communications of the ACM in June 1970. His colleagues at IBM, Donald ...

The non-relational database explosion of the late 2000s was motivated by several disenchantments with the—until then—dominant relational database model. A key concern for many involved the overly ...

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.

The term “NoSQL” is widely acknowledged as an unfortunate and inaccurate tag for the non-relational databases that have emerged in the past five years. The databases that are associated with the NoSQL ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Over the past few years, NoSQL databases have received a ...

RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Percona, a leader in enterprise-grade open source database software, support, and services, today announced the initial findings of its State of Open Source Database ...

MongoDB is a leading provider of cloud native "non-relational" databases. The company beat top line growth estimates in the second quarter, and grew revenue by 53% year over year. MongoDB is poised to ...