Ok, they aren’t like the 2012 nonsense or anything but they are
interesting articles that will be important topics in the near
future for expanding our knowledge and usefulness in the job
market. Being a DBA does not limit you to relational database
systems. I expect to see more requests for non-relational or
No-SQL type of data stores as they can have many advantages over
an RDBMS. Stability, scalability, simplification of
administration, higher performance on lesser hardware for larger
datasets, and many other items make no-sql engines very
interesting. Here are some useful links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NoSQL
http://www.linux-mag.com/cache/7579/1.html
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9135086/No_to_SQL_Anti_database_movement_gains_steam_
http://www.viget.com/extend/nosql-misconceptions/
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