Types of NoSQL databases
At one time, the answer to all your database needs was a relational database. With the rapidly spreading NoSQL database craze, it is vital to realize that different use cases and functionality call for a different database type. Based on the purpose of use, NoSQL databases have been classified in the following areas:
Key-value stores
Key-value database management systems are the most basic and fundamental implementation of NoSQL types. Such databases operate similar to a dictionary by mapping keys to values and do not reflect structure or relation. Key-value databases are usually used for the rapid storage of information after performing some operation, for example, a resource (memory)-intensive computation. These data ...
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