Column databases have keys, values, and timestamps; the timestamp is used for determining the valid content. Cassandra is a prominent example of a column database.

Today, what we have are multiple instances of separate databases running in different data centers. For example, Xeround, a provider of a MySQL-compatible database service in the cloud, just announced ...

A distributed SQL database is “lightweight, portable and fast for the cloud, but still reliable and familiar so that application developers can use it for multiple workloads,” he added.

Realizing opportunity at the edge with a distributed cloud database Your email has been sent The hype around edge computing is growing, and rightfully so. By bringing compute and storage closer to ...

O'Reilly's CockroachDB The Definitive Guide: Distributed Data at Scale This new book from O’Reilly will teach developers, architects, and devops teams how to build, optimize, and manage applications ...

It could be a relational database, it could be a distributed database, or it could be blockchain.” 3 Questions to Vet Your Blockchain Project How do you decide if blockchain fits your project?

Cockroach Labs has debuted a new release of its high-performance distributed database with next-generation AI capabilities and a new service tier for its CockroachDB Cloud offering.

Startup pgEdge, with a fully distributed database for use in the cloud and at the network edge, emerged from stealth with $9M in seed funding.

NuoDB, a Cambridge, Mass.-based database company that specializes in distributed database management, today announced that it has raised a $14.2 million funding round led by Europe’s second ...