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

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.

Example use cases include networks, social media (relationship management), search, fraud detection, real-time recommendations, and digital asset management. An example of a popular graph database ...

Oracle's take on the distributed key-value data store is enterprise ready and practically ACID. Could this be the NoSQL data store for the buttoned-down business crowd? [Originally published on ...

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

Key-value NoSQL database features compared Five widely used products (including one cloud service) are worth your consideration; they are explicitly billed as key-value databases or offer key ...

These core elements–the relational database management system (RDBMS) and SQL–have proven quite powerful, and have been the foundation of a huge number of applications and computer systems. With ...

The Linux Foundation on Monday welcomed Microsoft's DocumentDB into its stable of open source projects, waving the document ...

Like many emerging technologies, NoSQL has gone through a hype cycle that saw widespread implementation followed by decidedly mixed results. The cargo-cult mentality that had everyone jumping on board ...

What does it mean for a NoSQL database to offer a SQL query language? Ask the folks at Couchbase, because they announced just such a facility at their Couchbase Connect event yesterday in Santa ...