Abstract
Digital world is growing very fast and become more complex in the volume (terabyte to
petabyte), variety (structured and un-structured and hybrid), velocity (high speed in growth)
in nature. This refers to as ‘Big Data’ that is a global phenomenon. This is typically
considered to be a data collection that has grown so large it can’t be effectively managed or
exploited using conventional data management tools: e.g., classic relational database
management systems (RDBMS) or conventional search engines. To handle this problem,
traditional RDBMS are complemented by specifically designed a rich set of alternative
DBMS; such as - NoSQL, NewSQL and Search-based systems. This paper motivation is to
provide - classification, characteristics and evaluation of NoSQL databases in Big Data
Analytics. This report is intended to help users, especially to the organizations to obtain an
independent understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of various NoSQL database
approaches to supporting applications that process huge volumes of data.