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, ...

Prior to 2008, whatever your database question, the answer was always,“Oracle”—or sometimes, “MySQL” or, “SQL Server.” The relational database management system (RDBMS) model—really a triumvirate of ...

For the first time in over 20 years, there appear to be cracks forming in the relational model’s dominance of the database management systems market. The relational database management system (RDBMS) ...

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 ...

I've been reading about different ODBMS like ZODB, and I'm seriously considering using it over a relational DBMS like Oracle. Does anyone here have any experience dealing with either or both DBMSs?

Nowadays, huge volumes of unstructured data are generated, and this cannot be restricted to standardized text inputs for the RDBMS. For example, every corporate entity has applications that generate ...

Like an aging fighter fending off younger foes, Oracle rose above its upstart NoSQL and open source challengers to be named DBMS of the Year for 2015. That coronation was bestowed by DB-Engines, a ...