NoSQL, NewSQL and Beyond: The answer to SPRAINed relational databases
From the post:
The 451 Group’s new long format report on emerging database alternatives, NoSQL, NewSQL and Beyond, is now available.
The report examines the changing database landscape, investigating how the failure of existing suppliers to meet the performance, scalability and flexibility needs of large-scale data processing has led to the development and adoption of alternative data management technologies.
There is one point that I think presents an opportunity for topic maps:
Polyglot persistence, and the associated trend toward polyglot programming, is driving developers toward making use of multiple database products depending on which might be suitable for a particular task.
I don’t know if the report covers the reasons for polyglot persistence as I don’t have access to the “full” version of the report. Maybe someone who does can say if the report covers why the polyglot nature of IT resources is immune to attempts at its reduction.