Getting Into Linked Data and the Semantic Web This is a post about the RDF metadata model and SPARQL query language, two components of the Linked Data structured data methodology. All of this is part of the collective vision known as the Semantic Web–a Web of Data that can be
We’ll call it the NoSQL Pessimism Variable: The number of search results you see before you find a page disparaging NoSQL as a viable datastore option. These pages are usually either good natured posts on why it’s a neat idea but ultimately not viable, or posts straight out slamming the
Welcome back to Database Diversity, where the queries are made up and the relationships don’t matter. Today we’re going to talk about a simple yet insanely powerful NoSQL Database called Riak. While its core functionality is a key/value datastore, Riak is capable of so much more: full text querying, MapReduce,
Guten Tag, Namaste, Hola, Zdravstvuite! While you should always work to master your first language, a simple understanding of other cultures and their languages is always beneficial. In these days of social/career networks and rising global connectedness, being open to diversity is an absolute must. This is true in the
