<p>New business requirements and massive data growth have pushed the traditional relational database platforms beyond their limits. Many organizations are investigating NoSQL technology to solve these challenges, but there has been uncertainty when it comes to this emerging technology. Gartner has just released their Operational Database Magic Quadrant which includes NoSQL databases for the first time and proves that NoSQL has finally hit mainstream. NoSQL For Dummies will help the reader investigate the new world of NoSQL with an in depth look at the benefits and disadvantages of a variety of NoSQL database options. This will give CIOs and IT professionals a solid and balanced overview to determine the right NoSQL approach for their organization. The database types and examples will include:<br />• Cassandra (DataStax) - BigTable/Column store leader<br />• Riak (Basho Technologies) - Key-value leader<br />• MongoDB (MongoDB, formerly 10gen) - Document 'mind share' leader <br />• MarkLogic – (MarkLogic) Commercial NoSQL leader, including Document and Triple store with in-memory Column store<br />• Neo4j (NanoTechnology)- Leading open source graph database</p><p>This is an objective look at the world of NoSQL databases and will include plenty of real world examples to demonstrate where each database is the best fit for a specific business or organization’s needs. </p>