Leveraging software quality attributes in NoSQL database systems

Abstract

The increasing interest in Not Only Structured Query Language (NoSQL) database systems has pruned debates among technical and business personnel in many organisations, about its quality and value to their businesses. Also, existing work has been silent on how software engineers can gain more benefits from the diverse nature of NoSQL technologies, from software quality attributes perspective. Thus, the objectives of this study were to: (1) understand the factors that influence leveraging of software attributes to business activities; and (2) examine how software quality attributes can be leveraged with NoSQL database systems. In achieving the objectives, the qualitative methods were employed. The interpretivist approach was followed in the analysis of the data. Based on the analysis, seven factors were found to influences the quality attributes in the leveraging of the NoSQL database systems in organisations. Based on the interpretation of the findings, a leveraging model was proposed. The model is intended to provide a guide on how software quality attributes can be leveraged with NoSQL database systems in organisation. This includes to facilitate NoSQL technology selection.