MongoDB is an example of a popular document DBMS. The next type of NoSQL offering is the key-value database. Key-value technology can be useful when most of the data access is done using a unique key.

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.

NoSQL for the Enterprise NoSQL has emerged to manage new data types, huge volumes of data and the relationships between complex and connected today inherent in modern applications. The type of NOSQL ...

For example, a retailer may treat interaction with a customer as a set of events. Each inquiry, purchase, bill or payment is an event which is recorded as it happens, and the records of these ...