One of the critical decisions facing companies embarking on big data projects is which database to use, and often that decision swings between SQL and NoSQL. SQL has the impressive track record, the ...

Tech jobs have never been in greater demand, but the companies that are hiring are facing an unusual dilemma. Technology is advancing so quickly that many businesses find some skills are obsolete by ...

In my last article, I told you a bit about Microsoft’s overall big data strategy in SQL Server 2014 (which has just become available to customers) with a deep dive ...

When it comes to implementing a big data strategy in a Microsoft SQL Server shop, you’re generally going to consider one of three strategies. In the first strategy, which I won’t be addressing today, ...

SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 19 — Oracle today unveiled new big data solutions that simplify information access and discovery, enabling customers to quickly turn data into business value. New offerings ...

Big data engineering company dbt Labs Inc. today announced it’s buying SDF Labs Inc. in a merger of acronymic startups that promises to deliver improved data velocity and quality for their customers.

Look out Microsoft. New Big Data services with a taste of SQL highlighted a bevy of new offerings added to the Oracle Cloud Platform yesterday. At a live event, exec Larry Ellison was on hand to ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., oct. 27 — Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) simplified the process of unlocking business value from big data today with the announcement of Oracle Cloud Platform for Big Data. As part of the ...

Each year Gartner gives buzzwords a reality check by publishing its Hype Cycle report. The latest one focusing on big data shows that the industry is just reaching the peak of its hype right now, with ...

The decades-old database technology is staging a comeback. SQL and RDBMS are not one and the same thing. SQL is a Structured Query Language. You can make an SQL language implementation even on ...