Linux Foundation Opens the Door to DocumentDB

Microsoft’s open source, document-oriented database system is now under the aegis of the Linux Foundation.

At Open Source Summit Europe, in Amsterdam, the Linux Foundation officially welcomed DocumentDB, Microsoft’s document-oriented database system, to its ever-growing roster of open source initiatives.

While the announcement might sound like another entry in the alphabet soup of open source databases, the move carries deeper significance for the future of how enterprises handle their most valuable resource: Data.

Before going further,…