When to replace RDBMS/ORM with NoSQL/DocumentStore
I've looked at MongoDB/norm (but want a general document-oriented store answer). It seems really nice to work with and I'm interested in knowing when it should be used instead of RDBMS+ORM? What should i use for for instance: Stackoverflow similiar sites Social communities forums (I posted another more general question but it got a splendid answer that might be interesting for others, hence the new question) All of the examples you mentioned can be built using a document store. Whether you should use it, depends on the exact requirements. If you're dealing with a social community that supports