The month of June heralded the long-awaited release of Microsoft's SQL Server 2016. The 2016 edition includes unique security functionality with Always Encrypted that protects data both at rest and in ...

With the recent release of Oracle Database 12c, relational database management and cloud computing have finally—thankfully—come together in a way that makes it easy for IT departments to deliver ...

Graph database vendor Neo4j Inc. is teaming up with Snowflake Inc. to make a library of Neo4j’s graph analytics functions available in the Snowflake cloud. The deal announced today allows users to ...

When one of these dates’ values is unknown, or not yet defined, then the column is allowed either to be NULL or, more often, a specific “nodate- But the most important aspect regarding this ...

“The right tool for the right job.” If such wisdom holds true anywhere, it certainly holds true with the choice of database a developer picks for a given application. Document databases, one of the ...

Our research shows that Zendesk is the best CRM for customer database functionality, offering robust customizability and lots of contact management features, all packaged into an easy-to-use platform.

The DVAR function in Microsoft Excel is a database function, and its purpose is to estimate the variance of a population based on a sample from selected database entries. The formula for the DVAR ...

Microsoft Access is a powerful database management system (DBMS) designed to help you efficiently store, organize, and analyze data. Whether you’re managing a small business, tracking personal ...

ServiceNow has acquired Swarm64, a database performance company, to bolster its ability to scale digital workflows. The Berlin-based Swarm64 will give ServiceNow a database model that combines ...

In his Patent and Trademark Law column, Rob Maier discusses the Federal Circuit's recent decision in 'BSG Tech v. Buyseasons', which found a patent directed to database functionality invalid as not ...

The DGET function in Excel is a Database function that extracts from a database a single record that matches the specified criteria. The formula for the DGET function is DGET (database, field, ...