Over the years, I learned the hard way that, with the exception of a few niche use cases, NoSQL databases such as AWS DynamoDB or Apache Cassandra are not always a good idea.
Tag: dynamodb
Operations costs are the Achille’s heel of NoSQL
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.
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
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
The Dulin Report 