Tag Archives: NoSQL

The Relational Database is the Default

Posted on December 7, 2017 by way0utwest

It seems that I regularly meet people in the SQL community that are asked about moving their datastore to a NoSQL type of database. In a mature system, that might be a conversation worth having, especially if there are issues … Continue reading →

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This Made Me Laugh: SQL v NoSQL

Posted on September 29, 2017 by way0utwest

It’s a humorous history lesson on SQL (and product promotion), but it opens like this: SQL awakens to fight the dark forces of NoSQL From there it looks at the beginnings of SQL and the growth of NoSQL, going through … Continue reading →

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The Full Court CosmosDB Press

Posted on September 18, 2017 by way0utwest

This year at the PASS Summit, Dr. Rimma Nehme (b|t) will give another keynote address. She has spoken at a number of previous Summits, and is a very popular speaker. This time her topic is CosmosDB, which is where she’s been … Continue reading →

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Losing Rows

Posted on July 13, 2016 by way0utwest

There has been a lot of hype in the last 3-4 years around NoSQL databases. Note that NoSQL isn’t Not SQL, but rather Not Only SQL, implying that the SQL language still has a place here. In fact, a number … Continue reading →

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