20190209 Maran М.М., Paniavin N.A., Poliushkin I.A. Alternative Approaches To Data Storing And Processing Q: What is the expectation of relational and non-relational DBMS for the future? A: I assume that they will be replaced by multi-model systems. Leading DBMSs offer several models, relational and non-relational, as part of a single platform. For example, MySQL can already store and process JSON documents, and SQL Server 2017 has graph models. The most developed representative of multi-modal systems at the moment is Oracle. This solution contains Relational DBMS, Document store, Graph RDF store. Q: How can NoSQL technology be applied in the educational process? A: In addition to classical relational models, document-oriented and graph-based models can be used in the educational process. At the initial stages of design, they can allow the students to get more flexible solutions. Q: What advantages can be achieved meanwhile using non-relational DBMS in shared systems? A: All types of non-relational storage have significant advantages when working with shared systems, except for graph databases. By definition, they involve a large number of connections between data nodes. The key advantages of NoSQL databases in distributed systems are sharing and replication procedures. NoSQL stores are initially designed so that the NoSQL database itself performs all replication, data distribution and fault-tolerance procedures.