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Word "relational" in relational databases does not stand for relationships between the tables [0]. That being said, relational model is a great fit for plenty (
by balfirevic 9y ago
Word "relational" in relational databases does not stand for relationships between the tables [0]. That being said, relational model is a great fit for plenty (most?) of the data.
[0] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relation_(database) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relation_(database)
- hungerstrike 9y agoThanks for the technical correction. That also being said, I think that definition is terrible and that anybody trying to understand what a relational database is would be better off not reading that article. Yes, I agree that most types of data can be stored in tabular form (or an "n-ary relation" per Wikipedia). I'm just wondering what concrete types of data one would rather store in a document. I don't think there is a good example. The decision to store some data outside of an RDBMS must have more to do with the processing model or something else.
- growse 9y ago> I don't think there is a good example. The decision to store some data outside of an RDBMS must have more to do with the processing model or something else. What else other than the processing model and business requirements would determine how you model and store your data?
- hungerstrike 9y agoThat was my point. The person I responded to said that they only store "non-relational data" in NoSQL so I was asking what that was.
- balfirevic 9y agoTo clear up the possible confusion, the person you are currently responding to said that, not me.