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NoSQL
(NOt SQL) A variety of non-relational databases that are used for handling huge amounts of data in the multi-terabyte and petabyte range. Rather than the strict table/row structure of the...
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Definition: NoSQL
(NOt SQL) A variety of non-relational databases that are used for handling huge amounts of data in the multi-terabyte and petabyte range. Rather than the strict table/row structure of the relational databases that are widely used in all enterprises, NoSQL databases are field oriented and more flexible for many applications. They are said to scale horizontally, which means that inconsistent amounts of data can be stored in an individual item/record (the equivalent of a relational row). The "not" SQL designation comes from the SQL language used to query a relational database. See relational database and SQL.
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Cloudant makes NoSQL as a service bigger
Cloudant is enlarging its cloud-based NoSQL data-layer-as-a-service. That may sound merely infrastructural, or interesting only to developers, but the Big Data ramifications are significant.
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Amazon Web Services launches NoSQL effort: Here comes some disruption
Amazon's DynamoDB is a big data enabler that will give enterprises an avenue to try non-traditional databases.
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Apache launches Cassandra 1.0 NoSQL DB
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Oracle hops on big data bandwagon, to launch NoSQL database
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Oracle inspires an open source NoSQL tea party
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