Relational database management systems (RDBMS) rely on an optimizer (or relational optimizer) that transforms SQL statements into executable code. Before any SQL statement can be run by the RDBMS, the ...

The heart of any relational database management system is the system catalog that documents the database objects and system settings being used. The system catalog offers a wealth of information about ...

A library database with three linked tables (Authors, Titles and Subjects). A classic example of relational database design, this would be nearly impossible to do in a spreadsheet but was easy to ...

Even though it may be the wrong tool for the job, the years of development behind the relational database ensure its popularity — for the moment, says MongoDB's Max Schireson.

Legacy relational database management systems were originally designed as systems of record, but they don’t work as well in modern, cloud-native designs By Cliff Saran, Managing Editor ...

Top Executive: CEO Ofer Bengal Redis develops a high-performance, in-memory database system for a range of e-commerce, personalization, search, IoT, social, machine learning and metering applications.