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Designing A Non-Relational Database Engine

Data Engineering Podcast

The default association with the term "database" is relational engines, but non-relational engines are also used quite widely. In this episode Oren Eini, CEO and creator of RavenDB, explores the nuances of relational vs. non-relational engines, and the strategies for designing a non-relational database.

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Large Scale Ad Data Systems at Booking.com using the Public Cloud

Booking.com Engineering

We take advantage of this feature in our ad bidding systems, maintaining consistent data views from our Account Specialists’ spreadsheets, to our Data Scientists’ notebooks, to our bidding system’s in-memory data. A Unified View for Operational Data We kept most of our operational data in relational databases, like MySQL.

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Methods for Running SQL on JSON in PostgreSQL, MySQL and Other Relational Databases

Rockset

Consider the hoops we have to jump through when working with semi-structured data, like JSON, in relational databases such as PostgreSQL and MySQL. JSON is a good match for document databases, such as MongoDB. JSON is a good match for document databases, such as MongoDB.

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RDBMS vs NoSQL: Key Differences and Similarities

Knowledge Hut

Making decisions in the database space requires deciding between RDBMS (Relational Database Management System) and NoSQL, each of which has unique features. To help you understand the subtleties of these systems, this article examines their shared and contrasting qualities. RDBMS Database is a relational database.

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Why Real-Time Analytics Requires Both the Flexibility of NoSQL and Strict Schemas of SQL Systems

Rockset

This is the fifth post in a series by Rockset's CTO and Co-founder Dhruba Borthakur on Designing the Next Generation of Data Systems for Real-Time Analytics. Typically stored in SQL statements, the schema also defines all the tables in the database and their relationship to each other. NoSQL Comes to the Rescue.

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The Role of Database Applications in Modern Business Environments

Knowledge Hut

Database applications also help in data-driven decision-making by providing data analysis and reporting tools. In this blog, we will deep dive into database system applications in DBMS, and their components and look at a list of database applications. What are Database Applications?

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The Future of Database Management in 2023

Knowledge Hut

NoSQL Databases NoSQL databases are non-relational databases (that do not store data in rows or columns) more effective than conventional relational databases (databases that store information in a tabular format) in handling unstructured and semi-structured data.