A NoSQL database makes it simpler to add new fields for the entries that need them. Some NoSQL databases use a “document” model, where sets of keys and their values are grouped into documents.

The NoSQL taxonomy supports key-value stores, document store, BigTable, and graph databases. MongoDB, for example, uses a document model, which can be thought of as a row in a RDBMS.

If you spend any time at all reading IT trade journals and websites, you've no doubt heard about the NoSQL movement. In a nutshell, NoSQL databases (also called post-relational databases) are a ...

So-called “NoSQL” technology seems to run counter to those strengths. But in reality, NoSQL is building momentum of its own, and providing the familiarity and power of SQL is how it’s being ...

From managing water meter data, through Bitcoin and video data, to web publishing, NoSQL database technology is finding real use cases. But it's likely to be stuck at 10% of the market for some time.

The Oracle NoSQL Database clearly came from a development team with experience in open source tradition. The only installation headache I had went away when I changed localhost to 127.0.0.1.

NoSQL Database Vendors Respond Of course, NoSQL vendors have not been sitting idle. First, they’re moving from pure-plays to a multi-model approach. Also, after years of calling NoSQL databases ...

Current enterprise data architectures include NoSQL databases co-existing with RDBMS. In this article, author discusses a solution for managing NoSQL & relational data using unified data modeling.

A NoSQL database that perfectly suits a real-time app may not even function for traditional statistics. So both relational and NoSQL databases have valuable roles in data analytics.

Read more about Oracle NoSQL New cloud apps seem ready-made for NoSQL. This may cause Oracle to put more focus on its Oracle NoSQL database, which is often overlooked amid a crush of NoSQL contenders.