@chrisandchris is correct. NoSQL means "Not Only SQL" Furthermore, the article is uninformed and writes as if "NoSQL" is an alternative paradigm to SQL. In fac

@chrisandchris is correct. NoSQL means "Not Only SQL" Furthermore, the article is uninformed and writes as if "NoSQL" is an alternative paradigm to SQL. In fact, NoSQL covers a whole range of paradigms and approaches, from key-value, to document, to graph, to more exotic flavors. Some of which can even be queried with SQL ACID can be a feature of other database paradigms as well, if necessary. With MongoDB Atlas, for instance, an engineer can ensure that data consistency is high priority across clusters. Or not, if that's not important. On top of all that, table-based database management systems are designed to prioritize saving hard drive space over cpu cycles. As cpu cycles have become more expensive relative to "hard drive space", the need for this kind of database has declined.