No more are the days of a single database for an entire enterprise. Explore open-source NoSQL database options and when to use each one.

The NoSQL database gets its name from what it isn’t: It’s a database that does not use Structured Query Language (SQL) to access the data. Some of the well-known databases, such as Oracle and ...

Everywhere you look, there are new NoSQL databases — or “data stores,” if you’re one of those who feel that the word “database” can only be used by proper relational software offering ...

Graph databases facilitate discovery and analysis closely connected facts. This post is one of a series that introduces the fundamentals of NOSQL databases, and their role in Big Data Analytics.

NoSQL database systems continue to gain traction, but they are still not widely understood. There is more than one type of NoSQL database and a large number of individual NoSQL DBMSs. There are more ...

NoSQL basics NoSQL solutions emerged as a reaction to frustration with the cost and inflexibility of legacy RDBMS products like Oracle and IBM DB2, which use SQL as a query language. The original ...

Jack Wallen shows you how to install the CouchDB NoSQL database server and how to access its web-based GUI.

MongoDB is a favorite database for developers. As a NoSQL database option, it provides developers with a database environment that has flexible schema design, automated failover, and a developer ...

Here's a look at 10 real-world NoSQL use cases, demonstrating how companies from a variety of industries are employing this relatively new database.

The first fully production-ready nonrelational, or NoSQL, database, called CouchDB, has been released, the corporate sponsor of the project, Couchio, announced on Wednesday. Two major enhancements ...