However, this can't be said for all NoSQL databases. In general, one should consider an RDBMS if one has multi-row transactions and complex joins. In a NoSQL database like MongoDB, for example ...

Ever since NoSQL burst onto the mainstream database world in the late 1990s there have been a group of people who have been saying that NoSQL is going to kill off the relational database engine.

NoSQL is a whole new way of thinking about a database. NoSQL is not a relational database. The reality is that a relational database model may not be the best solution for all situations.

But does merely adding JSON support to an RDBMS make it a competitor for NoSQL? Not by a long shot. The real differences between a relational database and a NoSQL product remain root- and core ...

By choosing Oracle for both their NoSQL and RDBMS databases, customers benefit from the integration between these databases, the ability to run Oracle Enterprise Manager as a single console to ...

But NoSQL databases, as well as big data technologies such as Apache Hadoop and MapReduce, are where the action is. “The relational database as it stands is dead,” says analyst Robin Bloor ...

Learn the key differences between relational and NoSQL databases with this in-depth comparison. There’s nothing wrong with the traditional relational database management system. In fact ...

Migrating from an RDBMS to NoSQL can improve scalability and flexibility. Explore top NoSQL databases and best practices for migrating data. The phenomenon of big data continues to underscore the ...

NewSQL vendors like NuoDB and FoundationDB and NoSQL database vendor MarkLogic acknowledged the problems around strong consistency and support for the ACID precepts that have driven RDBMs development ...

In summary the NoSQL movement made a compelling case for change: It is true that the traditional RDBMS is unable to address the full spectrum of modern data management needs. And yet, arguably ...

However, NoSQL is not for every situation - and it is best thought of as a complement to, not a replacement for, your existing RDBMS. Join us for a special DBTA webcast on February 6th to learn: The ...