The world of the database is one of those areas that sees lots of people obsessing over details that to outside observers would seem trivial. Graph, NoSQL, SQL, distributed—so many choices. So, when ...

For a while now I have covered the NoSQL database market and some of the great open source projects in that space. Today I am happy to report on the merger of two of the leaders in this market.

After years of development effort and community discussion, the open-source Apache Cassandra 5.0 database is finally generally available. The new database update offers enterprises the promise of ...

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More After years of development effort and community discussion, the ...

The DocumentDB project will establish a new open standard for NoSQL databases while continuing to build on PostgreSQL under permissive MIT license DocumentDB has joined the Linux Foundation as an open ...

The DocumentDB project will establish a new open standard for NoSQL databases while continuing to build on PostgreSQL under permissive MIT license AMSTERDAM, Aug. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Open Source ...

Microsoft’s donation of DocumentDB to the Linux Foundation marks a strategic shift in the NoSQL database landscape, creating the first vendor-neutral document database standard that could reshape how ...

In this special guest feature, Adam Wray of Basho Technologies reflects on the implications of the recent acquisition of FoundationDB by Apple and what’s in store for the NoSQL industry in general.