As more computing functions move to the cloud, a relatively new database format — NoSQL — is poised to take the place of the SQL database on which so many manufacturers rely. Automation experts weigh ...

SQL databases have constraints on data types and consistency. NoSQL does away with them for the sake of speed, flexibility, and scale. One of the most fundamental choices to make when developing ...

To learn more about SQL data types, read “SQL basics ... Actual datetime implementations vary in length and format from the defined standard; however, each manufacturer’s defined type is ...