The NoSQL database gets its name from what it isn’t: It’s a database that does not use Structured Query Language (SQL) to access the data. Some of the well-known databases, such as Oracle and ...

There is no query language for key-value stores, instead using basic CRUD (create, retrieve, update, and delete) commands. Popular key-value stores are Memcached, Redis, RocksDB, and Riak. Key-value ...

The name might be short for Not Only SQL, but to be a proper database that can be used by normal enterprises and not just by hyperscalers with their fleets of PhDs, any database, whether it is a ...

NoSQL enables big data applications and has been on a tear as a result. But how do you decide if they're right for you?

A next-generation query language for document databases extends SQL to work with semi-structured data ...

Couchbase’s SQL query language, called N1QL, is now ready for business in the beta of Couchbase Server 4.0, the company announced today. While Couchbase isn’t giving up on NoSQL concepts or ...

What does it mean for a NoSQL database to offer a SQL query language? Ask the folks at Couchbase, because they announced just such a facility at their Couchbase Connect event yesterday in Santa ...

RDF store databases facilitate the inner workings of applications that connect data from multiple sources. This post is one of a series that introduces the fundamentals of NOSQL databases, and ...

The Linux Foundation on Monday welcomed Microsoft's DocumentDB into its stable of open source projects, waving the document ...