This is a two-part session that will take place on Monday and Tuesday. The database landscape is evolving as new, scalable data stores emerge. Key value stores, large tabular stores, and document-oriented databases offer a compelling alternative to the traditional relational database. By removing joins and lo…

SQL is arguably the world's most popular programming language today, and SQL database servers and systems are used in the majority of mission-critical business applications. However, many applications need capabilities such as transactions, concurrency, and high performance usually associated with data…