Open source databases are attractive, but the gift of the source code can come with several catches, some explicit and some implicit.

Understanding databases and acquiring the skill to peruse and use their contents gets us to the evidence better, faster and cheaper. Databases demand that we re-examine our thinking about discovery.

Graph databases are becoming the next big thing in data and analytics technology. According to Gartner, the application of graph processing and graph database management systems will grow at 100% ...

Many people claim to understand the basics of good data and database hygiene. Often, these same people claim it is all very simple and very obvious. However, when peering into existing code and ...

Data-hungry AI applications are fed complex information, and that's where graph databases and knowledge graphs play a crucial role.

Mike Hannay, database performance team manager with Cannon Hill, said that IT departments were often reluctant to admit that they did not fully understand database operations.

Working with databases causes friction. On one side, nontechnical managers want data pros to skip the jargon and clearly describe their needs. On the other side, data pros wish their managers had a ...