NoSQL might well be called “the little database engine that could.” It is quietly proving it is on track as Big Data transitions to cloud-based data storage and management. NoSQL is increasingly considered a viable alternative to relational databases, but it is still a relatively small category in a growing world of database technologies. Despite its relative youth, software designed to handle non-Structured Query Language solutions is on the fast track to becoming a reliable and highly sought database solution. Most of the successful products providing these NoSQL database platforms, furthermore, subscribe to open source business models. 
