NoSQL database systems are becoming popular for big data implementations and for the types of applications mentioned in the paragraphs above (for each specific type of NoSQL offering). The other term ...

The wrong database, or poor implementation, can utterly undermine your work. So get to know what’s what with NoSQL databases to suit your own Big Data analytics needs.

Here's a look at 10 real-world NoSQL use cases, demonstrating how companies from a variety of industries are employing this relatively new database.

Example use cases include networks, social media (relationship management), search, fraud detection, real-time recommendations, and digital asset management. An example of a popular graph database ...

There are several different types of non-relational databases that fall under the NoSQL umbrella, including key-value stores, document-oriented databases, columnar databases and graph databases ...

The rise and rise of NoSQL Measured solely by the volume of mentions (social media, news articles, etc.), MongoDB clearly dominates the database field.

NoSQL databases did scale much, much better than Oracle Database, DB2, or SQL Server, which are all based on a 40-year-old design. However, each type of NoSQL database had new restrictions: ...

Dipti Borkar: Organizations/projects can vary greatly in terms of what they are looking for in a NoSQL database; so much of the transition will depend on your use-case. Below are general ...