Even new database technology has roots Another point is that the roots of today’s non-relational or NoSQL databases can be found in earlier technology.

What does relational database actually mean? Find out inside PCMag's comprehensive tech and computer-related encyclopedia.

For a long time, companies have been using relational databases (DB) to manage data. However, with the increasing use of ...

This year is an expansive one for the database ecosystems that have evolved around the major platforms. Artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, the Internet of Things (IoT), and cloud ...

Another problem is that current SQL database systems permit the creation of tables that can contain duplicate rows. The relational model is based on set theory, and a set cannot contain duplicate ...

The relational data model has been around since the early 1970s, and it became popular for good reasons. In the form of SQL, it offers a general query language based on a rigorous data model.

Most traditional DBMS are based on SQL, and follow the relational model, meaning they are very highly structured in their querying specifications. What’s more, until now, most databases have been ...

Yet whatever model it provides, the technology’s goal remains the same: providing a scalable, reliable, and low-cost cloud database for all kinds of applications.

Mark Porter, a veteran of AWS and Oracle, replaces Eliot Horowitz as MongoDB’s CTO. Could he take the document database maker in a new direction?