This post is one of a series that introduces the fundamentals of NOSQL databases, and their role in Big Data Analytics. What is an RDF store database? RDF stores enable modeling, representation and ...

A relatively new concept in the world of database systems is the NoSQL DBMS. What is NoSQL? Well, I bet you guessed that it doesn’t use SQL, right? I mean, it is sort of right there in the name. But ...

This post is one of a series that introduces the fundamentals of NOSQL databases, and their role in Big Data Analytics. What is a content store database? Content stores are databases designed to store ...

In order to take advantage of global distribution, client applications can specify the ordered preference list of regions to be used to perform document operations. Based on the Azure Cosmos DB ...

Tutorial: Reverse extract, transform, & load (ETL) from Delta Lake to Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL with Spark OLTP connector In this tutorial, you set up a reverse ETL pipeline to move enriched data from ...

SQL databases have constraints on data types and consistency. NoSQL does away with them for the sake of speed, flexibility, and scale. One of the most fundamental choices to make when developing an ...

One of the critical decisions facing companies embarking on big data projects is which database to use, and often that decision swings between SQL and NoSQL. SQL has the impressive track record, the ...

Some NoSQL databases focus on speed, some on scale, while others aim at relationships or offline use. The right choice depends on how your data behaves. Modern systems often use multiple NoSQL ...