Google announced a new update to BigQuery today, with the ability to run queries that return large numbers of rows and save them as a new table.

Teradata has introduced a new database technology called Teradata Intelligent Memory, which the company says “creates the industry’s first extended memory space beyond cache that significantly increases query performance and enables organizations to leverage in-memory technologies with big, diverse data.”

FileMaker is a wholly owned subsidiary of Apple, Inc. It provides a comprehensive Platform used to design, build, deploy and manage data-driven business solutions for Mac, Windows, iPad and iPhone and the web. I spoke with Ryan Rosenberg, VP of … Continue reading →

Today is the NoSQL installment of the February job trends. For the NoSQL job trends, I am continuing to focus on Cassandra, Redis, Voldemort, SimpleDB, CouchDB, MongoDB, HBase, and Riak. As was stated previously, Hadoop continues to be the clear … Continue reading →

Developers need scalable databases more than ever for their apps. Of course, this presents a problem for those apps that become really popular and need more room to grow. It might prove too costly for some developers to traditionally scale … Continue reading →

After all the feedback from the release candidates and hot-fixes, Microsoft finally released an official update, Service Pack 2 for SQL Server 2008 this month. SQL Server 2008 SP2, a long awaited update, not only fixes numerous bugs, but also … Continue reading →

I have been working on a project for several weeks now. This project involves downloading information from a server and storing that information in a database to be accessed locally. After setting up a typical relational database schema, I puzzled … Continue reading →

Database purists typically forbid the act of storing data that can be derived. As databases power larger and more complex applications, the complexity of derived data coupled with the potential for a large number of requests in a short period … Continue reading →

Developers often use dynamically generated SQL statements in their quest for rapid application development; it is quicker and easier to modify while they design and architect the application. It takes less forethought than implementing a proper abstract interface to the … Continue reading →

One of the things I have always taken for granted in MySQL is the fact that when you write a query like SELECT id FROM table WHERE name = ‘bryan’, you get back the proper id, even if the name … Continue reading →