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Who Says Databases Are Boring? Microsoft, Google, And AWS All Back The Linux Foundation's Move To Add DocumentDB

techradar.pro, Friday, September 5th, 2025

Major cloud vendors rarely unite, yet DocumentDB created surprising alignment

For years, open source databases have been described as either traditional relational systems or newer NoSQL alternatives.

The emergence of DocumentDB, first introduced by Microsoft and now adopted under the Linux Foundation, is blurring that divide.

By combining PostgreSQL with document-oriented storage through extensions, DocumentDB positions itself as both familiar to developers and disruptive to existing NoSQL players.

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