Microsoft's recent developments in open source PostgreSQL extensions target both MongoDB and the broader document database market. By introducing pg_documentdb_core and pg_documentdb_api, Microsoft aims to enhance PostgreSQL's capabilities by allowing for BSON support and MongoDB command compatibility. This strategic move signifies a shift towards a schema-light approach in database management, appealing to developers. Experts suggest that as document databases become integral to relational systems, their distinctions will blur significantly, indicating a trend in database evolution.
The intellectual distance between document/JSON DBMSes and relational DBMSes is shrinking. At some point, the two system categories will be indistinguishable.
Despite its proprietary roots, Microsoft’s push to open source PostgreSQL extensions aims to blur the lines between relational and NoSQL databases.
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