NoSQL is fantastic for backing item-orientated webapps, it removes the transactional and relational overheads. Conversely I would not use NoSQL for anything con

NoSQL is fantastic for backing item-orientated webapps, it removes the transactional and relational overheads. Conversely I would not use NoSQL for anything concerning FIRE or complex inter-related data - those safeguards become important. Scalability is something of a red herring with NoSQL. Yes it's easier to scale, but my primary criteria for choosing it would be the nature of the data, not the intended scale.