In 2010, when the world became enchanted by the capabilities of cloud systems and new databases designed to serve them, a group of researchers from Yahoo decided to look into NoSQL. They developed the ...

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Before delving into how MongoDB and Cassandra are different, let's document what they have in common. They're both databases, obviously. More importantly, they are both examples of NoSQL databases.

Talking about SQL database, the basic concept is that; it is a Relational database. Yes! SQL database is a relational database. So what exactly is a relational database? A relational database strictly ...

MongoDB is leading the way within the NoSQL non-relational database space, controlling the strongest market share. The bull thesis for MongoDB relies on MongoDB’s clear-cut leadership in the ...

NoSQL and NewSQL databases are popular solutions in the data management space. At VoltDB, we’re sometimes asked to clarify the difference between the two approaches. Here’s what you need to know if ...

For the last few years, the world of NoSQL databases has been filled with exciting new projects, ambitious claims, and plenty of chest beating. The hypesters said the new NoSQL software packages ...

MongoDB has long been known as a niche player in the database wars. It’s one of the leading providers in the NoSQL segment of the database market, which emerged to handle data volumes in a scale-out ...