Unit Discussion

Relational databases have been dominating on the database market for a while. Recently they have been disrupted by a rapid growth of NoSQL databases.

Please see the stats data provided in the articles below to get a sense of how this trend has been developing in recent years:

NoSQL databases eat into the relational database market:

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/nosql-databases-eat-into-the-relational-database-market/

NoSQL keeps rising, but relational databases still dominate big data:

NoSQL keeps rising, but relational databases still dominate big data

Vital Things to Consider When Choosing a Database for Your App:

A guide to choosing a reliable and scalable database solution for your product

Most popular databases in 2019 according to Stackoverflow survey:

https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2019

As you can see that SQL (relational) databases are still dominating, however, NoSQL databases have a significant part of the market.

Directions

Submit the word document arguing whether the relational databases will eventually become extinct or not. If you argue that they will extinct explain why; if not, argue what will be the role of each type of database in the near future.