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 ...

Nowadays, huge volumes of unstructured data are generated, and this cannot be restricted to standardized text inputs for the RDBMS. For example, every corporate entity has applications that generate ...

在90年代，一个网站的访问量一般都不大，用单个数据库完全可以轻松应付。 在那个时候，更多的都是静态网页，动态交互类型的网站不多。 上述架构下，我们来看看数据存储的瓶颈是什么? 后来，随着访问量的上升，几乎大部分使用MySQL架构的网站在数据库上 ...

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The market is abuzz with terms like NoSQL, Big Data, NewSQL, Database Appliance, etc. Often, IT decision makers can get very confused with all the noise. They do not understand why they should ...

Inside a relational database management system, the princi­pal persisted data structure is considered a logical relation. Operations performed against that data within the RDBMS result in a logical ...