When MySQL 5.5 switched its underlying storage engine MyISAM to another, InnoDB, it drew questions and created some confusion about the foundation of this database. Certainly, the choice of a storage ...

Have you noticed that relational "technology" seems to be taking a beating these days? With new “data models” and types of database systems purported to be better than relational, it seems that the ...

Much of the world's data resides in databases. SQL (or Structured Query Language) is a powerful language which is used for communicating with and extracting data from databases. A working knowledge of ...

Description: A study of relational database concepts. These concepts include data design, modeling, and normalization; the use of Structured Query Language (SQL) to define, manipulate, and test the ...

Does the World Really Need Another Hadoop Distribution? Not all Hadoop packages offer a unique distribution of the Hadoop core, but all attempt to offer a differentiated value proposition through ...