Relational database management systems (RDBMS) rely on an optimizer (or relational optimizer) that transforms SQL statements into executable code. Before any SQL statement can be run by the RDBMS, the ...

Nowadays, huge volumes of unstructured data are generated, and this cannot be restricted to standardized text inputs for the RDBMS. For example, every corporate entity has applications that generate ...

在90年代，一个网站的访问量一般都不大，用单个数据库完全可以轻松应付。 在那个时候，更多的都是静态网页，动态交互类型的网站不多。 上述架构下，我们来看看数据存储的瓶颈是什么? 后来，随着访问量的上升，几乎大部分使用MySQL架构的网站在数据库上 ...

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Even with all the hype around NoSQL, traditional relational databases still make sense for enterprise applications. Here are four reasons why. Dave Rosenberg Co-founder, MuleSource Dave Rosenberg has ...

A relational database is a set of formally described tables from which data can be accessed or reassembled in many different ways without having to reorganize the database tables. The standard user ...

Last issue I talked about Thor Technologies, its new round of funding and its “best of breed” solutions. But what the Thor folks really wanted to talk about was the use of SQL-based relational ...

As companies try to organize and manage an increasing volume of digital information, database systems are becoming a more critical business requirement. But selecting the right relational database ...

NoSQL keeps rising, but relational databases still dominate big data Your email has been sent NoSQL promised to upend the database market as big data forced a sea change in how we think about and ...