The relational database was invented in 1970 by EF Codd while he worked at IBM. It organises data in table form, reducing counting inefficiencies and making data more accessible.

Key-value, document-oriented, column family, graph, relational… Today we seem to have as many kinds of databases as there are kinds of data. While this may make choosing a database harder, it ...

While Couchbase delivers some of the same functionality as a relational database, it goes about it in a completely different manner. Newer databases, such as Couchbase’s, are completely different ...

The ID field in MongoDB In a relational database, you have the concept of a primary key, and this is often a synthetic ID column (that is to say, a generated value not related to the business data).

Relational databases and the software that access them can be invaluable tools to businesses. Popular relational database management systems include Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle Database, as well ...

A classic example of relational database design, this would be nearly impossible to do in a spreadsheet but was easy to put together in Airtable.

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.

The database was driving the data model for the application use case. Is a relational database purpose-built for a denormalized schema and to enforce referential integrity in the database?

Graph database query languages are growing, along with graph databases. They let developers ask complex questions and find relationships.