SQL databases with in-memory column stores, NoSQL with query languages; it looks like the two schools of database design have begun to merge.

Developer survey shows SQL databases are going strong, and NoSQL is the accompaniment, not the replacement Topics Spotlight: New Thinking about Cloud Computing ...

It's not so much a black and white, SQL vs. NoSQL situation, of course: TokBox still kept SQL databases around. That's where his team fed portions of Hadoop output for analysts to query more easily.