Microsoft continues to fill in the check boxes for its Azure cloud. Example: Azure DocumentDB, Microsoft’s take on NoSQL databases a la Couch or MongoDB, will be generally available April 8,… Read more »
Espresso Logic, which offers a backend service to help businesses connect applications with SQL data sources, is adding NoSQL to the mix with new support for MongoDB — as well as support for… Read more »
NoSQL fan favorite MongoDB has purchased WiredTiger and its storage engine technology, and as part of the deal snags itself some database stars in Keith Bostic and Dr. Michael Cahill. Bostic was co-founder… Read more »
Talko, like many modern day startups, takes advantage of low-cost web services to build a high-value application. The problem is so many services, so little time. Read more »
There’s still a place for relational databases, it’s just that it’s is getting much smaller over time, and that’s a big problem for Oracle, IBM, and Microsoft. So is SAP’s HANA… Read more »
According to a New York Times report the decision to go with MarkLogic rather than a traditional relational database was a factor in the website’s rocky debut. Read more »
In a bid to bridge the NoSQL-SQL gap, FoundationDB bought Akiban earlier this year. Now it’s got fresh funding to backstop its current users and seek new customers. Read more »
In this week’s Structure Show, Mitchell Kertzman — former Sybase CEO and current managing director at Hummer Winblad — says there’s lots of room for databases outside the Oracle price umbrella. Read more »