Let’s start by taking a step back. SQL is a programming language that has existed since the early 1970’s for interacting with relational databases. Which raises the question, “What’s a relational ...

Sybase CTO Irfan Khan said that adding MapReduce functionality to the Sybase IQ analytic should significantly boost its performance. Who says there is a war raging between traditional SQL database ...

The word on the street is that not too many folks in the trenches are being swayed by the various "express" versions of relational databases (RDBs) being hawked for "free" by the likes of IBM, Oracle, ...

Migrating from an RDBMS to NoSQL can improve scalability and flexibility. Explore top NoSQL databases and best practices for migrating data. The phenomenon of big data continues to underscore the ...

Learn about the new database-specific features and options that are available for your relational database in this chapter. When you use this chapter along with SAS/ACCESS Software for Relational ...

Morgan Stanley analyst Sanjit Singh downgraded MongoDB, Inc (NASDAQ: MDB) from Overweight to Equal-Weight and cut the price target from $368 to $215. With a $68 billion addressable opportunity in the ...

We knew that HP was in acquisition mode for enterprise software, and it seems the $10 billion apple in HP's eye is UK-based software giant Autonomy. [UPDATE: HP also said it's discontinuing it WebOS ...

Relational database specialist RDB Consulting has appointed Siphokazi Zamxaka as its Service Delivery Manager. Before joining RDB, Zamxaka was a business development manager at consulting firm, Idol.

Who says there is a war raging between traditional SQL database vendors and the upstarts touting the so-called 'NoSQL' technology? A slew of relational database vendors, ranging from startups touting ...