SQL And NoSQL
SQL is a query language created in the 1970s as a way for users to communicate with relational databases to store, organize, and manage data. SQL is popular worldwide with companies of all sizes that need to store and analyze data. NoSQL refers to a newer type of database (called a non-relational database) that doesn’t require you to use SQL. While relational databases (sometimes called SQL databases) have been the primary model for data management over the past decade, non-relational databases are gaining popularity as an alternative model for managing data. They are particularly well suited for companies that need to store and maintain large amounts of unstructured data. Let’s discuss the differences between SQL and NoSQL, how NoSQL’s design helped overcome some challenges of SQL, and why this evolution in database management is happening. Database The database is a collection of inter-related data which is used to retrieve, insert and delete the data efficiently. It is al...