From the browser to the back end, the ‘boring’ choice is exciting again. We look at three trends converging to bring SQL back ...

In previous columns, we’ve noted that the SQL language is in the ascendant. New SQL native databases such as CockroachDB and Yugabyte are showing robust adoption, while non-relational (NoSQL) ...

When a $40 billion database industry giant takes enough interest in a technology to build its own application programming interface for it, that’s an indication the technology has legitimate appeal.

MongoDB combines the benefits of immense popularity, support for simple graph searches, and the ability to perform SQL queries via a BI connector. Couchbase has its own large community of users, a ...

When MongoDB first emerged about 10 years ago, they were arguably the “barbarians at the gate.” MongoDB’s core premise was that the relational model of data was unnatural and inefficient for modern ...

Before delving into how MongoDB and Cassandra are different, let's document what they have in common. They're both databases, obviously. More importantly, they are both examples of NoSQL databases.

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MongoDB is a widely popular tool for developers – it gives them the ability to store data structures in a way that allows for greater flexibility for building and deploying applications. The issue, ...