Tag: NoSQL
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The problems with ACID
Danial Abadi throws a lengthy post at the DB world: The problems with ACID, and how to fix them without going NoSQL, introducing an even longer paper that they’re going to present at this months VLDB2010 in Singapore: The Case for Determinism in Database Systems.… Continued
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Just say No to NoSQL
If today’s title sounds familiar to you, then that’s because yesterday’s title was Just say NoSQL. Here’s a little report on Why NoSQL is bad for startups from a person who has actually tried it, instead of the usual SQL fanboys who tout traditional RDBMS’ because that’s all they know.
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Just say NoSQL
Following up on Friday’s post about NoSQL basics, here are two posts getting started with NoSQL. Getting Started with NoSQL focuses on how would someone start learning and using NoSQL databases and the path to follow in this new ecosystem. And Just say NoSQL is a series of quotes from analysts, Web 2.0 developers and NoSQL devs on why to use NoSQL.… Continued
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NoSQL Ecosystem
Jonathan Ellis from the Cassandra project published a fantastic overview of the current NoSQL ecosystem in late 2009. He analyzed 10 popular NoSQL databases along three axes: horizontal scalability, data model and internal persistence design.… Continued
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The End of an Architectural Era
Chen Shapira takes a look at Mike Stonebraker’s 2007 paper The End of an Architectural Era about HStore, his modern implementation of an OLTP database system. Her article It’s the End of the World As We Know It (NoSQL Edition) is a good write-up and analysis for those (such as me) who don’t have time to read and digest the full paper.… Continued
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Keep an RDBMS in Your Back Pocket
Now, depending on your viewpoint, that title could just as well read Keep a Hadoop Cluster in Your Back Pocket. So we’re talking about when it makes sense to combine an old fashioned SQL RDBMS with a fancy and modern NoSQL system from both angles.… Continued
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Cloudera connects Netezza and Hadoop
Cloudera and Netezza Team Up to Bring Hadoop to Customers, so we read. All these connectors being announced makes me think there’s somebody out there with a matrix of RDBMS and NoSQL systems, looking at which combinations don’t have a marketable connector yet so he can be first to market.… Continued