Microsoft Access is the powerhouse among database management software. It provides full relational capability, excellent data analysis features, and a wide variety of programming tools.

Even with all the hype around NoSQL, traditional relational databases still make sense for enterprise applications. Here are four reasons why.

Relational databases and the software that access them can be invaluable tools to businesses. Popular relational database management systems include Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle Database, as well ...

On top of business's growing frustration with proprietary software, the relational database model championed by the big vendors is looking increasingly dated, according to the CEO of leading open ...

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 ...

Most of the commercial relational database software packages have been on the market for 30 years or more, Stonebraker charged.

Two seemingly unconnected pieces of news signal an interesting market test: can standard relational-database software be effectively delivered from the cloud? James Urquhart is a field ...

IBM (NYSE:IBM) has introduced its new solidDB in-memory relational database software, designed to deliver performance-critical data up to ten times faster than conventional database software.

Read this white paper to learn how Actian Vector takes advantage of x86 CPUs for rapid analytic processing – while still boasting all the other capabilities you would expect from a modern relational ...