MarkLogic hit the Gems Lounge in Boston.

The tour rolled into Boston this week and despite the skies opening, we managed a robust and avid audience. My colleague at MarkLogic, Amir Halfon CTO of Financial Services was my cohort and we spent a good portion of time demystifying how a NoSQL (not-only) database works. Not surprisingly, with seemingly a zillion NoSQL options out there people are completely confused. Amir related how there are three flavors: Document, Graph and Key-Value

When our road show stopped in the City by the Bay, we discussed a different way of doing things – a necessary escape from the relational world because 80% of the world’s data today doesn’t fit into rows and columns. Panelists Christopher Lindblad, Greg Shepherd, Palanivelu (Bala) Balasubramanian, and Jason Hunter chatted about enterprise needs and the impetus to quickly innovate.

The panel was a lively one. MarkLogic Founder Chris Lindblad waved his hands talking about the origins of