Some people make architecture decisions purely based on the loudest consultant: https://twitter.com/gareth/status/778575385600688129 For most others, however, decisions are not as simple as this. For instance: When should we start evaluating NoSQL storage systems as an alternative to RDBMS? RDBMS as the hammer for all nails This question obviously assumes that you're starting out with an … Continue reading When to Choose SQL and When to Choose NoSQL
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“NoSQL” should be called “SQL with alternative storage models”
Time and again, you'll find blog posts like this one here telling you the same "truths" about SQL vs. NoSQL: http://onewebsql.com/blog/no-sql-do-i-really-need-it (OneWebSQL being a competitor of jOOQ, see a previous article for a comparison) Usually, those blogs aim for the same arguments being: Performance ("SQL" can "never" scale as much as "NoSQL") ACID (you don't … Continue reading “NoSQL” should be called “SQL with alternative storage models”