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Surrogate keys also provide uniformity and compatibility. If you are using several different database application development systems, drivers, and object-relational mapping systems it can be simpler ...

Recent focus on Cloud Computing has increased the use of key/value databases. The most common theme for this is scalability. Though scalability is a key factor, cloud computing has other ...

Even though it may be the wrong tool for the job, the years of development behind the relational database ensure its popularity — for the moment, says MongoDB's Max Schireson.

Don’t be the next MongoDB data breach. Close these holes in your MongoDB deployment before it’s too late Security is a trending topic again, thanks to recent data leaks involving big ...