In a distributed database, the data systems are held in different physical locations but can be accessed by all computers on a system. Processing is also shared among the many nodes—a database ...

Oracle's Globally Distributed Autonomous Database caters to organizations with multinational operations and complex data-sovereignty needs. Oracle recently announced significant updates to its ...

The modern sense of NoSQL, which dates from 2009, refers to databases that are not built on relational tables, unlike SQL databases. Often, NoSQL databases boast better design flexibility, horizontal ...

Distributed SQL database vendor Cockroach Labs has updated its CockroachDB database with new automation and scalability features. CockroachDB 22.1 became generally available on May 24 and is the first ...

As cloud computing matures there’s no doubt that much more emphasis will be placed on the elasticity of the data deployed across global networks of cloud computing platforms. Today, what we have are ...

Oracle announced the general availability of its Globally Distributed Autonomous Database, marking a significant enhancement in its database technology. Juan Loaiza, EVP, Mission Critical Databases ...

Fauna, a database whose founders came from Twitter, is adding an important capability for enterprises seeking to operate global databases; a new "region groups" feature that enables enterprises to ...

Distributed database startup DittoLive Inc. said today it has closed on a $45 million early-stage round of funding to help enterprises synchronize application data in situations where there’s no ...

Super-resilient database provider Cockroach Labs Inc. says it’s now worth $5 billion after closing on a bumper $278 million late-stage funding round today led by Greenoaks. Altimeter, BOND, Benchmark, ...

A distributed database is a database that consists of two or more files located in different sites on the same or different networks. Processing is distributed among multiple database nodes stored in ...