by Angela Guess
William McKnight has written an insightful article for Jaspersoft regarding the “proper place” for NoSQL solutions. He writes, “I have spoken with about 40 IT Leaders this year about NoSQL technologies. I’ve either been tasked with assessing fit, education, bringing in a technology appropriately or just conversation and thoughts about NoSQL. The usual first reaction is one of concern or possibly indifference.”
He goes on, “NoSQL has well penetrated the new-era of internet, online marketing and social media companies. Although we may be at the “tip of the iceberg” of the penetration even in those companies, the venture capital in the NoSQL community demands that it have full and complete penetration of the Global 2000 and beyond. While there are obviously many current projects in those companies, I find that there are roadblocks and barriers at play limiting NoSQL’s potential today, which I will share here.”
McKnight adds, “IT leaders have spent the last 10 years eradicating custom home grown programming from their shops, including Java. The software tools have been so feature-rich that IT shops have been turned into internal system integrators. NoSQL demands a reengagement with programming languages, which in many cases means new staff and new methods for application delivery.”
