Analyzing the Graph of Thrones with Neo4j — A fun walk through a practical use for graph databases based around interactions in a book that led to the TV show, Game of Thrones.

Before You Start Drawing: Database Modeling Tips — A look at the process behind whether to build a new database, database modelling, and how to bring a new database together.

MIT and EnterpriseDB Launch ‘Vision Talks’ Executive Roundtable Series — MIT Technology Review and EnterpriseDB (EDB) collaborated to launch an international ‘Vision Talks’ executive roundtable series to explore how open source software is helping organizations transform their infrastructures to meet today’s data-driven demands.

MongoDB Launches Atlas, Its New Database-as-a-Service — MongoDB, the company behind the eponymous open source database, has launched Atlas, a pay-as-you-go cloud based database-as-a-service. AWS only for now but with Azure and Google Cloud support coming.

A Practical Introduction to RethinkDB — A look at how to work with RethinkDB , a document-based NoSQL database, from its installation to developing a simple application in Node.js to show off its real-time capabilities.

Couchbase Server 4.5 Released — A general purpose document-oriented NoSQL database for Web, mobile and IoT applications. 4.5 improves on the tooling behind N1QL, a SQL dialect used by Couchbase.