SQL, the structured query language, is a programming language for communicating with databases. Variations on SQL are used by some of the most popular database tools in the world, including some ...

SQL databases have constraints on data types and consistency. NoSQL does away with them for the sake of speed, flexibility, and scale.

Even after 50 years, Structured Query Language, or SQL, remains the native tongue for those who speak data. It's had impressive staying power since it was first coined the Structured Query English ...

Ahead of Microsoft Build (and a possible SQL Server announcement), let's break down what we know and speculate about what we don't.

The landscape for database management systems is changing more rapidly these days than it has since the earliest days of the relational DBMS. Not only do we have an onslaught of NoSQL database systems ...

Microsoft introduced a new service into its 'intelligent edge' portfolio at the recent Build conference. Here's how Azure SQL Database Edge will fit into the company's broader vision for a more ...

SQL will give you what you need, regardless of the database structure. The way I like to say it is this: GraphQL permits flexible queries within the framework set by the developer who built the API.

NoSQL is a whole new way of thinking about a database. Though NoSQL is not a relational database, the reality is that a relational database model may not be the best solution for all situations.