There is no such thing as the relational model for databases anymore than there is just one geometry. In the 19th century, Bolyai, Gauss, and Lobachevski all realized that the parallel postulate of ...

Are vendor claims that big data, IoT and NoSQL killed RDBMS credible? Nothing is that simple in the enterprise data center. I recently received a promotional message from a PR representative of a ...

A database that maintains a set of separate, related files (tables), but combines data elements from the files for queries and reports when required. The concept was developed in 1970 by Edgar Codd, ...

If you want to know what’s what in Big Data analytics today, you’ve got to know the basics of NoSQL databases, and how appropriate NoSQL databases facilitate Big Data analytics. What are the most ...

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 ...

A well-designed data model is the cornerstone of effective operational systems and BI and analytics applications that deliver business value by transforming enterprise data into a useful information ...