Anil Inamdar, VP & Head of Data Solutions at Instaclustr The most modernized enterprises utilize polyglot architecture, applying the best-suited database technologies to each of their organization's particular use cases. To successfully implement such an architecture, though, you need a thorough knowledge of the expansive NoSQL data technologies now available. Attendees of this Data Con LA presentation will come away with: -- A solid understanding of the decision-making process that should go into vetting NoSQL technologies and how to plan out their data modernization initiatives and migrations. -- They will learn the types of functionality that best match the strengths of NoSQL key-value stores, graph databases, columnar databases, document-type databases, time-series databases, and more. -- Attendees will also understand how to navigate database technology licensing concerns, and to recognize the types of vendors they'll encounter across the NoSQL ecosystem. This includes sniffing out open-core vendors that may advertise as “open source,"" but are driven by a business model that hinges on achieving proprietary lock-in. -- Attendees will also learn to determine if vendors offer open-code solutions that apply restrictive licensing, or if they support true open source technologies like Hadoop, Cassandra, Kafka, OpenSearch, Redis, Spark, and many more that offer total portability and true freedom of use.