What's the big deal about Big SQL?

Introducing relational DBMS users to IBM SQL technology for Hadoop

Published June 2014

This paper introduces you to Big SQL, answering many of the common questions that relational database management system (DBMS) users have about this technology.

If you specialize in relational database management technology, you’ve probably heard a lot about “big data” and the open source Apache Hadoop project. Perhaps you’ve also heard about IBM’s new Big SQL technology, which enables users to query Hadoop data using industry- standard SQL.