NoSQL enables big data applications and has been on a tear as a result. But how do you decide if they're right for you?

NoSQL is a whole new way of thinking about a database. Though NoSQL is not a relational database, the reality is that a relational database model may not be the best solution for all situations.

NoSQL and NewSQL databases are popular solutions in the data management space. At VoltDB, we’re sometimes asked to clarify the difference between the two approaches. Here’s what you need to know if ...

Regarding NoSQL, Mendelsohn outlined its value proposition in his conference keynote: "NoSQL is good for applications which need fast, simple database requests (key/value lookups, no joins), which ...

The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, today announced that DocumentDB, a fast-growing open source document database, has joined the foundation ...

A NoSQL database has flexible data requirements, making it a better fit for applications that will evolve over time than an SQL database.

Webscale transaction and personalization is the ‘poster child’ for NoSQL, he said, while real-time event processing and sensor data management are other key use cases. When considering a NoSQL ...

After announcing the technology at its OpenWorld conference last month, Oracle has launched its much anticipated NoSQL database.

PostgreSQL implementation of document-oriented NoSQL datastore adopted under permissive MIT license The Linux Foundation on ...