Depending on how you look at it, a database is a kind of sophisticated storage system or storage is a kind of a reduction of a database. In the real world, where databases and storage are separate, ...

Prior to 2008, whatever your database question, the answer was always,“Oracle”—or sometimes, “MySQL” or, “SQL Server.” The relational database management system (RDBMS) model—really a triumvirate of ...

Although storage management can be an afterthought for the DBA, it really shouldn’t be. Storage issues are vitally important and unless managed appropriately, it can be very costly. The cost of ...

IT executives face a constant barrage of "new and improved" product claims. But data storage has changed more in the last 10 years than in the prior 25, and the rate of change is accelerating: We'll ...

There are many ways to describe a database: the role it plays in a distributed architecture, the various internal components that make it work, and the various levels that define specific roles and ...

Want to get the most from your database? Then you probably already use Database Storage Engines. Now, Micron Technology, a leading storage company, has announced the first open-source, ...

As the craze of earnings season draws to a close, here’s a look back at some of the most exciting (and some less so) results ...

This guide provides an overview of data storage, its benefits, the different types, and the top products. The data generated through business devices can be sensitive, complex, and essential for ...

Structured data is a small and declining percentage of business information. But it is critically important for almost all organisations. Structured data volumes are growing more slowly than stores of ...

DNA-based data storage appears to offer solutions to some of the problems created by humanity’s ever-growing capacity to create data we want to hang on to. Compared to most other media, DNA offers ...

UK-based startup SPhotonix was formed in 2024 to commercialize what's known as 5D optical data storage, often referred to as "memory crystals." Essentially, the technique encodes ...