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With version 2.0, the open-source database Dolt brings vector data, adaptive storage for large values, and a new storage ...

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SQL has dominated data querying for decades. Newer query languages offer more elegance, simplicity, and flexibility for modern use cases. For the last three decades, databases and Structured Query ...