Fundamentals Of Document Databases
Dataversity, Friday, December 1,2023
A document database (sometimes referred to as a 'document store' or a 'document-oriented database'), is a NoSQL or non-relational database. However, document databases use an index to associate 'keys' with 'documents,' making them more efficient at retrieving data.
Unlike relational databases, document databases are not structured with a format of rows and columns, but scale horizontally. A major strength of document databases is their streamlining ability, allowing developers to work more easily with data by providing the 'same' document-model format being used in the application code. The document database is flexible, semi-structured, and evolves as the applications' needs change.