For many companies, SQL standard conformity is an important consideration when choosing a relational database management system (RDMS), so why is this standard considered optional for database ...

AI and data analytics company Databricks today announced the launch of SQL Analytics, a new service that makes it easier for data analysts to run their standard SQL queries directly on data lakes. And ...

SQL is neither the fastest nor the most elegant way to talk to databases, but it is the best way we have. Here’s why Today, Structured Query Language is the standard means of manipulating and querying ...

DataDirect Technologies, the leading provider of components for connecting data and applications, today announced DataDirect Connect(R) for SQL/XML, the first standards-based software tool that allows ...

SQL has dominated data querying for decades. Newer query languages offer more elegance, simplicity, and flexibility for modern use cases. For the last three decades, databases and Structured Query ...

When it comes to improving the performance of database systems, there are nearly as many approaches as there are DBA (database administrator) teams. That might sound acceptable at first glance. But, ...