Fernando Mesa, of Paramus, New Jersey, is a technology professional with more than two decades of experience. Over the course of his career, Fernando Mesa has managed projects in many areas including Big Data, cloud computing, and data science. Among the technologies that he has used are NoSQL databases.

A NoSQL database represents any non-relational database. SQL stands for Structured Query Language and is the traditional means of obtaining data from a relational database management system (RDBMS).

A relational database organizes data by storing them in relational tables, taking care to avoid duplication in order to maximize storage space.

A NoSQL database is an alternative to an RDBMS. NoSQL databases allow data to be stored within a single structure with related data stored together rather than broken up between tables. This kind of data storage allows NoSQL databases the flexibility to adjust to higher user loads and more data, making them ideal for big data usage.

The information technology environment has progressed to a stage where storage is steadily becoming cheaper while the cost to developers is increasing. This is ideal for the rise of NoSQL databases because they require a large amount of storage and make developers more productive because they do not need the rigid schema relationships of traditional relational databases. NoSQL databases also give developers the ability to work with the ever-expanding amounts of data generated in an increasingly digital world.