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In previous columns, we’ve noted that the SQL language is in the ascendant. New SQL native databases such as CockroachDB and Yugabyte are showing robust adoption, while non-relational (NoSQL) ...

MongoDB is a widely popular tool for developers – it gives them the ability to store data structures in a way that allows for greater flexibility for building and deploying applications. The issue, ...

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More About a half dozen years ago, when writing for ZDNet, we posed the ...

Across most database types, in-use encryption is a sticking point when it comes to security and scalability. In-transit and at-rest data encryption are becoming table stakes for most large modern ...

MongoDB initially gained traction as a backend for web applications, in which it was mostly concerned with so-called “CRUD” operations—creating, reading, updating, and deleting documents. Since then, ...

At its annual MongoDB. Live event this week, MongoDB is unveiling the next major release – version 5.0 – of its eponymous database. To some extent, the highlights for MongoDB 5.0 are not surprising, ...