NoSQL grew out of the perceived need for “modern” database systems to support web initiatives. Additionally, some common attributes of NoSQL DBMSes include the lack of a schema, data clustering, ...

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

A relational database is no longer the default choice. Mike Loukides charts the rise of the NoSQL movement and explains how to choose the right database for your application.

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.

FoundationDB, here at Disrupt San Francisco 2012, is a modern database with features that have been the foundation for databases since the 1970s. The result, they say, is an infinitely scalable ...

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 ...

The market is abuzz with terms like NoSQL, Big Data, NewSQL, Database Appliance, etc. Often, IT decision makers can get very confused with all the noise. They do not understand why they should ...

NoSQL is a broad category of disparate database technologies, most of which have come to market in the past decade. NewSQL is a term coined by 451 Group analyst Matt Aslett to describe a new group of ...

Leading vendors for NoSQL databases Essential reading If your enterprise is considering migrating to NoSQL, you may wonder how to choose the best NoSQL database for your data storage needs.

To SQL or NoSQL? That’s the database question But as technological lines blur, there's not always a clear-cut answer.

Amazon helped start the "NoSQL" movement. And now it's giving the cause another shot in the arm. NoSQL is a widespread effort to build a new kind of database for “unstructured” information ...

CouchOne (news, site), provider of support, development toolkits, training and hosting for open source document database Apache CouchDB, is trying to change the perception that CouchDB is just ...