In a move to speed online transaction processing (OLTP), Microsoft is adding in-memory capabilities into its SQL Server relational database management system. The next version of SQL Server will ...
Relational SQL databases, which have been around since the 1980s, historically ran on mainframes or single servers—that’s all we had. If you wanted the database to handle more data and run faster, you ...
Relational databases, once the epitome of data management technology, are becoming increasingly archaic as single servers lack the nuance to support the large quantities of data generated by modern ...
FileMaker is helping to grow the entry-level database market with the release of its latest suite of desktop and server products for the Windows and Mac operating systems. The company, which is a ...
Relational databases residing on multiple servers usually use replication to keep the databases synchronized. NoSQL databases can reside on a single server but more often are designed to work across a ...
Most database startups avoid building relational databases, since that market is dominated by a few goliaths. Oracle, MySQL and Microsoft SQL Server have embedded themselves into the technical fabric ...
InfoQ: How GitHub Partitioned Its Relational Database to Improve Reliability at Scale
Is FileMaker Pro 11, the latest version of the ‘easy-to-use’ relational database for PC and Mac from FileMaker Inc., an essential upgrade that puts FileMaker head-and-shoulders above competitors? The ...
dbta: The Value of Data Shaping from Legacy Relational Databases for NoSQL
Enterprise developers these days are usually heads down, in the trenches working on in-depth applications using Java or .NET with data stored in SQL Server or Oracle or DB2 databases. But there are ...