Oracle has introduced NoSQL Database, a key offering in Oracle’s portfolio of Big Data products.

Oracle said NoSQL Database is available for download off the Oracle Technology Network and Oracle NoSQL Database comes with a simple key-value data model

with Oracle NoSQL Database customers can manage massive amounts of data with dynamic schemas such as web log data, sensor and smart meter data, data gathered for personalisation, and data maintained by social networks.

In addition, the Database facilitates efficient storage of data in a simple, flexible format, and is suited for rapid development and deployment of applications and it manages consistency and offers developers configurable consistency options to meet different application needs.

Oracle NoSQL Database leverages Oracle’s expertise in enterprise data management and is backed by Oracle’s enterprise support which makes the database to easily install, configure and manage than many other offerings.

Oracle delivers Big Data Appliance, an optimised platform for running the Oracle NoSQL Database and Oracle’s other Big Data offerings.

Oracle NoSQL Database is fast, scalable, reliable, and easy to install and configure, it scales almost linearly, providing customers with reliable, high performance under a wide range of workloads and use cases.

Oracle NoSQL Database provides extreme flexibility of programming for large datasets in horizontally scaled environments and the combination of Oracle NoSQL Database with a Web-based console and accessible APIs, automatically manages and monitors topology, load balancing, performance, events and alerts.

Oracle Server Technologies senior vice-president Andrew Mendelsohn said Oracle NoSQL Database is a key component of Oracle’s Big Data strategy.

"As customers look to manage the huge explosion in data from new and evolving sources, such as Web, sensors, social networks, and mobile applications, Oracle is helping them unlock the value of this data by providing a highly-available, reliable and scalable NoSQL database environment," said Mendelsohn.