Databases were traditionally highly specialized data stores that were designed for specific tasks and until recently, they've been getting even more specialized. Recall data warehouses? Somebody once ...

NoSQL database systems continue to gain traction, but they are still not widely understood. There is more than one type of NoSQL database and a large number of individual NoSQL DBMSs. There are more ...

When it comes to providing reliable, flexible, and efficient object persistence for software systems, today's designers and architects are faced with many choices. From the technological perspective, ...

Back in the 1970s, the ANSI SPARC three-tiered model arose, foreshadowing a smooth intertwining of data and architectural design. The three tiers concept isolated the physical storage needs of data ...

Jeff Carpenter is a technical evangelist at DataStax. The past 10 years have seen the explosive growth of large-scale distributed systems. This trend has produced a whirlwind of creativity in the ...

I love hearing about creative ways that nonprofit organizations combine program and corporate structures in order to expand their impact. If it’s change that results in helping more people then I am ...