Learn how to use the Azure Portal to create a cloud-based SQL database with just a few mouse clicks.

Even with all the hype around NoSQL, traditional relational databases still make sense for enterprise applications. Here are four reasons why.

If your business uses relational databases to store data, it helps to use the SQL SELECT command with the INTO clause to create new tables from query results.

Excel possesses formidable database powers. Creating a relational database starts with a Master table that links to subordinates called (awkwardly) Slave, Child, or Detail tables.

The database capabilities of Excel are very powerful. In fact, not only can Excel be used to create a simple searchable database, it also can be used to create a proper relational database.

These relational databases expanded how companies could store and manage their data, but SQL made it possible to interact with that data in ways that matched their business processes.

Updates announced at the company’s annual MongoDB World conference this week include new analytics capabilities, a data lake for its Atlas database as a service, and the ability to query ...