The history of database management extends even further back than does the term "database." In the mid-1960s, several technologists and technology companies were working on file management and file ...

I urge our readers to have a look at the “Vietnam of Computer Science” by Ted Neward, which compares the quagmire of the Vietnam War to the current quagmire that results from our attempts to blend ...

This post is one of a series that introduces the fundamentals of NOSQL databases, and their role in Big Data Analytics. What is an object-oriented Database? An object oriented database manages objects ...

In a new book titled Next Generation Databases: NoSQL, NewSQL, and Big Data, Guy Harrison shares what every data professional needs to know about the future of databases in a world of NoSQL and big ...

The development of database technology is one of the defining achievements of the information technology era. It not only has been the key to dramatically improved record-keeping and business process ...

As Microsoft prepares to reveal its plans for a more robust offering of its emerging SQL Data Services, an obscure two-person company last week launched its own cloud-based relational database service ...