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relational technology has enjoyed for decades, and it is likely that by 2026 many NoSQL, NewSQL,
and in-memory databases will exist in commerce.
Furthermore, existing DBMS vendors like Oracle, Microsoft, and IBM will not sit still. With
substantial cash and highly skilled developers, they will likely incorporate features of these new
categories of DBMS into their existing or new products. Acquisitions of some of the NewSQL
startups, in particular, are likely.
What does that mean to you as a business professional? First, such knowledge is useful;
stay abreast of developments in this area. When you are given a problem, like the need to query
videos at Falcon, you might choose to utilize one of these new types of database. Unless you
are an IT professional, however, you won’t work with them directly. It will be to your advantage
to know about them, however, and to suggest their use to the IS personnel who support your
requirements.
Also, watch these developments from an investor’s perspective. Not all such products will be
open source; even if they are, there will be companies that integrate them into their product or
service offerings, and those companies may well be good investment opportunities.
If you’re interested in IS as a discipline or as a second major, pay attention to these products.
You still need to learn the relational model and the processing of relational databases; they
will be the bread-and-butter of the industry, even in 2026. But exciting new opportunities
and career paths will also develop around these new DBMS products. Learn about them as
well, and use that knowledge to separate yourself from the competition when it comes to job
interviews.