NoSQL Databases for Flexible Data Models
NoSQL Databases for Flexible Data Models NoSQL databases let you store data without a fixed table schema. This flexibility helps teams evolve data models as needs change, and it works well when records vary. You can think of NoSQL as different ways to organize data: documents, key-value pairs, wide columns, or graphs. Benefits of flexible data models Faster iteration: adding new fields does not require a costly database migration. Better fit for nested data: addresses, preferences, settings can live inside a single document. Easy to scale: many NoSQL systems are designed to scale horizontally across many machines. Common types at a glance Document stores Document databases store JSON-like documents; each document is self-describing and can have nested fields. They support indexing for fast searches. Example: a user profile with name, email, and an optional secondary address. ...