article thumbnail

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. RDBMS uses SQL to organize data into structured tables, whereas NoSQL is more flexible and can handle a wider range of data types because of its dynamic schemas.

NoSQL 52
article thumbnail

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

Rockset

Traditional databases, with their wholly-inflexible structures, are brittle. So are schemaless NoSQL databases, which capably ingest firehoses of data but are poor at extracting complex insights from that data. Companies carefully engineered their ETL data pipelines to align with their schemas (not vice-versa).

NoSQL 52
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Smart Schema: Enabling SQL Queries on Semi-Structured Data

Rockset

In this blog post, we show how Rockset’s Smart Schema feature lets developers use real-time SQL queries to extract meaningful insights from raw semi-structured data ingested without a predefined schema. In SQL-based systems, the data is strongly and statically typed.

article thumbnail

NoSQL vs SQL- 4 Reasons Why NoSQL is better for Big Data applications

ProjectPro

Big Data NoSQL databases were pioneered by top internet companies like Amazon, Google, LinkedIn and Facebook to overcome the drawbacks of RDBMS. RDBMS is not always the best solution for all situations as it cannot meet the increasing growth of unstructured data.

NoSQL 49
article thumbnail

Mythbusting: The Venerable SQL Database and Today’s Real-Time Analytics

Rockset

So I don’t fault you for resisting my message, which is that the SQL database that came of age in the 80s still has a critical role to play today in moving data-driven companies from batch to real-time analytics. In many tech circles, SQL databases remain synonymous with old-school on-premises databases like Oracle or DB2.

article thumbnail

Powering SQL Draw with Rockset, Retool and dbt

Rockset

If you were one of the 15,000 people who attended Coalesce 2021 , you will likely remember SQL Draw, the Slack-based game combining SQL with cartesian geometry, art, creativity and teamwork. If you missed it, you can read more about SQL Draw on the Omnata website. Query Lambdas make it easy to create data APIs.

SQL 52
article thumbnail

How to Learn SQL Basics for Data Science in 2023?

ProjectPro

All this data is stored in a database that requires SQL-based queries for retrieval and transformations, making it essential for every data professional to learn SQL for data science and machine learning. Table of Contents Why SQL for Data Science? What is SQL? Why SQL for Data Science?