NoSQL encompasses a wide variety of database technologies that were developed in response to a rise in the volume of data and the frequency with which information is stored, accessed, and updated.

In contrast, relational databases were not designed to cope with scalability and agility challenges that modern applications require. Furthermore, relational databases cannot take advantage of the affordable storage and processing power available in today’s cloud environments. Meanwhile, new-generation NoSQL solutions help to achieve the highest levels of performance and uptime for modern application workloads. Finally, teams are more regularly seeking Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) options to avoid having to invest increasing amounts of time and money in cluster support, deployment, and maintenance.