Relational databases and the software that access them can be invaluable tools to businesses. Popular relational database management systems include Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle Database, as well as ...

Databases are used in many different settings, for different purposes. For example, libraries use databases to keep track of which books are available and which are out on loan. Schools may use ...

The data explosion demands new solutions, yet the hoary old RDBMS still rules. Here's where you really shouldn't use it I am a NoSQLer and a big data guy. That’s a nice coincidence, because as you may ...

Graph database fave also punts for transactional workloads Neo4j has introduced "property sharding" which, according to one ...

The heart of any relational database management system is the system catalog that documents the database objects and system settings being used. The system catalog offers a wealth of information about ...

Airtable is an online platform for creating, using, and sharing small relational databases. It’s not ready for enterprise users yet (that’s coming), but right now, if you want help managing data for ...

One of the trickiest aspects of relational database management can be dealing with missing information. The standard method of representing missing information is to set the “value” to null. A null ...