===== NOSQL ===== **NOT ONLY** SQL Adds **scalability**, **distribution** to the databases. \\ Makes DB **Document-oriented**. Allowing storage of data as "documents" with different structure in the same DB. E.g. following docs may be stored in the same DB: Details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Document-oriented_database { FirstName: "Jonathan", Address: "15 Wanamassa Point Road", Children: [ {Name: "Michael", Age: 10}, {Name: "Jennifer", Age: 8}, {Name: "Samantha", Age: 5}, {Name: "Elena", Age: 2} ] } { FirstName: "Bob", Address: "5 Oak St.", Hobby: "sailing" } Details: http://www.firatatagun.com/nosql/NoSQL-Theory,%20implementations,%20an%20introduction.pptx