SQL has dominated data querying for decades. Newer query languages offer more elegance, simplicity, and flexibility for modern use cases.

ES|QL, not to be confused with IBM’s Extended Structured Query Language (ESQL), is being presented by Elastic as a game-changer for professionals who must handle increasingly complex data tasks. The ...

The structured query language is a powerful tool for connecting to many database systems that store data in tables organized into rows and columns.

The International Standards Organization’s publication of a standard for the Graph Query Language earlier this month generated relatively little media interest, but executives at graph database ...

Query your data. In most cases scripts use SQL (Structured Query Language) to retrieve specific sets of data from databases. These SQL queries can execute from inside a server side script.