Mention the word “database,” and most people think of the venerable RDBMS that has dominated the landscape for more than 30 years. That, however, may soon change. A whole crop of new contenders are ...

There is a typical story cycle in IT: Every new technology destroys and replaces an older one. PCs displaced mini-computers. Smartphones unseated cameras and flip phones. Online streaming wipes out ...

MongoDB's document-based database structure is better suited for the demands of the AI and big data era, offering flexibility and scalability at a lower cost. The global database market is projected ...

Part 2 of CRN’s Big Data 100 takes a look at the vendors solution providers should know in the database system space. Running The Bases By 2025 the total amount of digital data generated, gathered, ...

It's been amusing to watch the NoSQL movement transition from a "We don't need no stinking SQL" attitude to a "Can I please have some SQL with that?" philosophy. The nonrelational databases that ...

It’s in the nature of hype bubbles to obscure important new paradigms behind a cloud of excitement and exaggerated claims. For example, the phrase “big data” has been so widely and poorly applied that ...

Microsoft Corp.’s Azure cloud is getting boosted with an array of data-focused updates, with expanded capabilities for its Intelligent Data Platform and new functions in its main database offerings ...

The 2021 Big Data 100 is CRN’s annual ranking of the most important big data technology vendors that solution providers should be aware of. Businesses today understand that data is not just their ...