Data modeling is an important step in the database design process. There are many ways to ensure high quality in this process by involving all stakeholders. You will probably have a better knowledge of your data after modeling it.

That being said, we should always think about our data, and use a technique to model it.

In this chapter, you saw the history of NoSQL and also explored database designs and data modeling as a whole. We reviewed database architectures and you also learned about conceptual, logical, and physical models.

Now that you know more about data modeling, we will go through the MongoDB data model and the application of these concepts in the next chapter.