SQL vs. NoSQL. The evolution of relational and non-relational databases
Databases are tools used daily by companies of all kinds. They make storing and transforming large amounts of data possible, and they are necessary for any data-driven business. But they had to come a long way before they became the databases we know today. Let’s take a look at the history of databases and learn how and why SQL and NoSQL have come to life. Since we, as humans, started collecting data, we also needed a way to store it. So naturally, the concept of a database came before computers. In the computer world, databases came into existence in the early 60s, when in 1962, the Oxford Dictionary first recognized the term “database” as a software system that stores and retrieves data.
