[kcmarshall]

One key factor for business adoption of new technology is the availability of technologists with skills. If I can't find (many) developers and administrators who can install and maintain a noSQL server or developers who know what to do with it, I won't let it in my shop.

Anybody with a little experience in corporate IS/IT has probably encountered that app created by a developer who wanted to use the new shiny tech, did a half-ass job and then left the company. All the other devs hide when the app needs to be maintained or updated.

Managers also like to see formal training courses for new technologies to help less inquisitive and innovative developers get up to speed.

I think NoSQL databases are great new tools and I hope they make their way inside corporate firewalls. The broader supporting ecosystem will need to exist to support them though.