All hail the return of the general-purpose database

Distributed SQL and cloud computing have made relational more relevant than ever, says MariaDB

Paid feature  In a technology industry as complex as this one, it pays to keep things simple where you can. Databases are no exception. So why are cloud service providers offering multiple databases for different tasks when one used to be enough? This article looks at how traditional SQL relational database systems have evolved to serve as simpler general-purpose platforms for applications in the cloud.…