This post is one of a series that introduces the fundamentals of NOSQL databases, and their role in Big Data Analytics. What are wide column stores? Wide column stores are database management systems ...

The NoSQL database market is expected to grow at a rate three times faster than that of the relational market during the next few years, understandably making newcomers to big data technology eager to ...

One of the most interesting trends in the computer world during the past few years has been the rapid growth of NoSQL databases. The term may be accurate, in that NoSQL databases don't use SQL in ...

A start-up founded by academic researchers has created the NoSQL Toolbox, a method for choosing the best database for a given job. The tool comes from German company Baqend GmbH, which provides a ...

Start coding a new database in your garage with a buddy of yours. Use JavaScript. Name it after your dog. Patent your own data model. Do not go open source. Take over the world. That is HarperDB's ...

SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 5, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Queplix™ Corp., a leader in data virtualization, today introduced new Application Software Blades™ for Hive®, HBase® and Cassandra®. Queplix is the ...

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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 ...

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