Hadoop has introduced a lot of agility into the world of analytics and data integration. Concepts such as schema on read and the radical flexibility of processing data stored in files have allowed ...

There’s been a whole bunch of conversation in the database world in recent years around what the best type of database is for modern applications. Over the past couple of years this has mainly ...

If you’re looking for proof of the hybrid, multi-platform nature of today’s data environments, look no further than many SQL Server sites. Linux—not too long ago seen as a competitive platform to all ...

At the most fundamental level, consider that at the end of the day NoSQL and SQL are essentially performing the same core task - storing data to a storage medium and providing a safe and efficient way ...

This guest post comes courtesy of Tony Baer’s OnStrategies blog. Tony is a principal analyst covering Big Data at Ovum. The question was all the more fitting and ironic given the setting — the event ...