The Pros and Cons of MongoDB

The Pros and Cons of MongoDB

MongoDB is one of the world’s most popular object-oriented NoSQL databases. But like any other database, MongoDB has specific places where it flourishes and areas where it falters. The Question: To Use Or Not To Use Some of the best ways to utilize MongoDB is...
Explaining the IBM-HCL Partnership

Explaining the IBM-HCL Partnership

It’s been a little more than two years since IBM and HCL Technologies entered into their 15-year partnership, but there’s still a lot of confusion around their collaborative motives. Putting their efforts toward marginal software hasn’t been a...
Reducing the Use of TempDB to Keep Costs Down

Reducing the Use of TempDB to Keep Costs Down

There comes a time in everyone’s life that they need to be concerned about tempdb. I know… we all have configured it correctly and it’s running great. The application and all of the developers are using it like crazy …Wait… that may not be a good thing....
Key Differences Between SQL, NoSQL, and NewSQL

Key Differences Between SQL, NoSQL, and NewSQL

Whether you pronounce it “S-Q-L” or “sequel,” we interact with SQL, NoSQL, or NewSQL in one way or another everyday, but what exactly is the difference between them? The fact of the matter is that, although they’re all types of databases,...