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MySQL has earned its huge installed base. But as Scott Sullivan of Clustrix argues, performance warning signs may indicate it's time to consider a NewSQL alternative
MySQL Fabric offers high availability and can scale out across multiple servers
Couchbase Mobile promises native embedded NoSQL on mobile devices, both to bolster apps and to help Couchbase stand apart from other NoSQL providers
Couchbase Mobile presents an NoSQL alternative to RDBMS for mobile data storage
Developers rely on JSON -- giving rise to NoSQL document databases. VoltDB CTO Ryan Betts predicts JSON will ultimately be incorporated into relational database software, too
The PostgreSQL database now natively supports the JSON format, making it an alternative to MongoDB
Splice Machine, makers of a RDBMS solution for Hadoop, claims it can outperform conventional databases that need both scale and speed
Tesora's database-as-a-service platform allows NoSQL leader MongoDB to be managed on OpenStack alongside MySQL
Moving Oracle databases to virtual infrastructure may not result in software savings. Here's why, and what you can do about it
Demand for big data skills are on the rise and aren't limited to just NoSQL and Hadoop but also include Python and general cloud skills