NoSQL entered the scene nearly six years ago as an alternative to traditional relational databases. The offerings from the major relational vendors couldn’t cut it in terms of the cost, scalability, ...

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Databases were traditionally highly specialized data stores that were designed for specific tasks and until recently, they've been getting even more specialized. Recall data warehouses? Somebody once ...

There are three big challenges facing today’s DBAs—a shift to an application-centric focus, the need to support multiple database platforms, and expanding responsibilities for managing database ...

Many companies are now adopting a multiple database strategy that allows enterprises to ensure adequate transactional capacity and assurance of: Redundancy and backup, with reduction in impact of ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DataStax today announced that its flagship cloud database - Astra DB - can now easily be deployed in multiple cloud provider regions, empowering any organization ...

Jeff Carpenter is a technical evangelist at DataStax. The past 10 years have seen the explosive growth of large-scale distributed systems. This trend has produced a whirlwind of creativity in the ...

For this week’s library column, I’m taking the opportunity to tell readers about some of our (possibly) lesser-known databases. It seems like I often talk about databases that would be helpful to ...