NoSQL databases scale by adding more commodity servers. With more commodity servers come increased costs and complexities. Some NoSQL systems are better at this than others and need less.
Tag: cassandra
Ten Questions to Consider Before Choosing Cassandra
1. Do you know what your queries will look like ? In traditional SQL you design your data model … More
Big Data is not all about Hadoop
Big Data is not Hadoop, and Hadoop is not Big Data. A lot of people are surprised that somehow Big … More
We Need a Cloud Version of Cassandra
Google recently launched Cloud BigTable – a cloud NoSQL service that is compatible with Apache HBase API. What this means … More
Apple is (or was) the Biggest User of Apache Cassandra
One thing I did not realize about Cassandra is that Apple is (or was) one of the biggest Cassandra users … More
Trying to Replace Cassandra with DynamoDB ? Not so fast
In November last year I pointed out how tempted I was to replace Cassandra with DynamoDB. Since then I have … More
Why I am Tempted to Replace Cassandra With DynamoDB
I have written about Cassandra in the past. I have been using Cassandra actively for the past three years, and … More
Cassandra: a key puzzle piece in a design for failure
When building out a data center in the cloud (AWS in particular) Cassandra can play a crucial role in the … More
Things I wish Apache Cassandra was better at
At first I wanted to name this article “My personal list of grievances against Apache Cassandra”, but I decided to … More
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