NoSQL vs SQL Databases in a Nutshell
In a nutshell, SQL databases are the tradional relational databases while NoSQL databases are non-relational. SQL Database Relational Have predefined schema. Table based. Uses Structured Query Language (SQL) Vertically scalable. NoSQL Database Non-relational Have dynamic schema. Document, key-value etc. Unstructured data Horizontally scalable. Relational vs Non-relational Traditional relational databases (RDMS) have predefined table structures (schemas). Manipulations to these RDMS are done using SQL commands. Vertically vs Horizontally Scalability Verticall scalability is achieved by upgrading resources like CPU, RAM of the …