We generally refer to MarkLogic Server as an XML server, which is a special-purpose database management system (DBMS) for unstructured information. This often sparks debate about the term “unstructured” and the information continuum in general. Surprisingly, while both analysts and vendors frequently discuss the concept, the Wikipedia entry for information continuum is weak, and I [...]
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The Information Continuum and the Three Types of Subtly Semi-Structured Information
May 11th, 2010 · 5 Comments
Tags: Database · Database management system · semi-structured data · unstructured data
Dear CIO: Stop Writing Big Checks for Commodity (Database) Software
October 14th, 2009 · 3 Comments
Dear CIO, What’s wrong this picture? At 50%+, Oracle’s operating margins have never been higher The differentiation of Oracle’s database technology, however, has never been lower and the number of both core and specialized alternatives has never been greater. So what’s going on? You, kind Sir or Madam, are being milked. What’s worse is that [...]
Tags: Database · Database management system · IBM · Microsoft · MySQL · Open source · Oracle
