What NoSQL solutions are out there for a .NET develop for a DMS

Question

We should start the develop of an application...DMS - Doocument Management System.

Which is the best solution for a NoSql database (document database?) ?

We are develop in .net --> so c#, linq and silverlight.

Answer 1

Here is a post like yours (it's not about no SQL): http://stackoverflow.com/questions/829888/open-source-document-management-system-in-net

I believe Sharepoint is the best DMS for windows-based corporations. What is obvious is a DMS need to save documents meta-data some where and the performance of a DMS is dependent of the speed of accessing meta-data how ever if you need an small DMS you can change the DAL (data access layer) of a famous one to use something like a flat XML engine as data-store. There are many on Codeplex.

You can find open source .NET applications at : http://www.codeplex.com

Answer 2

There are plenty of NOSql dbs, for example look at couch db, mongodb, or if you want something puerly net based ravendb. All of them are useable from .NET.

However if you are going to develop a document management system, it might be a good idea to look at already existing solutions for example sharepoint of alfresco.

Answer 3

Why would NoSQL be the best solution for a DMS? Or will you use it in conjunction with a SQL base?

See this SO question for possible NoSQL solutions in .Net. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1777103/what-nosql-solutions-are-out-there-for-net

My favorite is RavenDB as it's all .Net.