Here's a look at 10 real-world NoSQL use cases, demonstrating how companies from a variety of industries are employing this relatively new database.

Examples of columnar databases include Cassandra, Cloudera, and HBase (which is based on Hadoop). The key/value database system is useful when all access to the database is done using a primary key.

To SQL or NoSQL? That’s the database question But as technological lines blur, there's not always a clear-cut answer.

Example use cases include networks, social media (relationship management), search, fraud detection, real-time recommendations, and digital asset management. An example of a popular graph database ...

Event store databases enable tracking, retention and replay of events in minute detail. This post is one of a series that introduces the fundamentals of NOSQL databases, and their role in Big Data ...

A start-up founded by academic researchers has created the NoSQL Toolbox, a method for choosing the best database for a given job.

What does it mean for a NoSQL database to offer a SQL query language? Ask the folks at Couchbase, because they announced just such a facility at their Couchbase Connect event yesterday in Santa ...

PostgreSQL implementation of document-oriented NoSQL datastore adopted under permissive MIT license The Linux Foundation on ...

Graph databases facilitate discovery and analysis closely connected facts. This post is one of a series that introduces the fundamentals of NOSQL databases, and their role in Big Data Analytics.