You can save a backup of your MS SQL databases to a single file on your hard drive. These backup files have names ending with the ".bak" file extension, and you use them to restore database backups ...

When it comes to an open source database comparison, it is important to figure out what your organization wants out of your database in order to make the correct choice. The popularity of database ...

Open-source software has reshaped many IT disciplines, and the world of database administration (DBA) is no exception. The open-source community, and the software it has produced, has evolved into a ...

An open source database is just a regular database that’s distributed with its source code. Users can read, revise, and extend the software freely, although few use these opportunities. The most ...

We’ve watched a parade of NoSQL databases march through the Bossies the last few years. Well, SQL has had enough! Our 2017 winners include two examples of scale-out SQL databases, along with the usual ...

The relational database has been acquiring graph query capabilities for some time, but PostgreSQL 19 is set to go further, ...

The three fastest growing databases of 2014 were all open source, according to a new report from DB-Engines, a site that tracks popularity in the rapidly changing database marketplace. The lesson, ...