Comparative analysis of non-relational and relational databases

摘要

Relational databases (DB) provide good support for data with a predetermined structure. But the latest trends in the IT sphere have shown that the tools for working with massive data (Big Data), which have different presentations are need. Therefore, non-relational DBs (NoSQL DBs) appeared. One of the key characteristics of NoSQL DBs is that they can work with a huge range of different data structures. The article compares the most common relational and non-relational database.