Why Is The Relational Model Important? By joining the tables of a relational database, meaningless data can be made meaningful. Counting, adding, grouping, and combining queries are some of the ways ...

Multivalue (NF2, non-first normal form systems): complex data structures with schemas similar to relational database model [Here’s more information about Multivalue databases.] ...

This year is an expansive one for the database ecosystems that have evolved around the major platforms. Artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, the Internet of Things (IoT), and cloud ...

The relational database (RDBMS)—actually a hybrid of Codd’s relational data model, Gray’s ACID transaction model, and the SQL language—defined every significant new database system released between ...

The classical relational model has been the universal row-and-column structure for storing and processing data for decades. But with data volumes nearly doubling each year, the relational model is ...

Are vendor claims that big data, IoT and NoSQL killed RDBMS credible? Nothing is that simple in the enterprise data center.

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.

On top of business's growing frustration with proprietary software, the relational database model championed by the big vendors is looking increasingly dated, according to the CEO of leading open ...

Most projects benefit from having a data model. Read this article for an overview of the most common types.