I've recently discovered a very interesting read about Pinterest's architecture experimentation. One of the key messages is the fact that SQL and NoSQL data storage systems can coexist with each of them having their place. Here's the full article: http://highscalability.com/blog/2013/4/15/scaling-pinterest-from-0-to-10s-of-billions-of-page-views-a.html This reminds me of a previous article about Instagram successfully displaying how they implemented large-scale … Continue reading Pinterest and SQL vs. NoSQL
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A map of all those new NoSQL, NewSQL, post-SQL, structured, unstructured database options that came out over the past year
So you want to go with the flow and implement your next application on top of some NoSQL, NotJustSQL, NewSQL, AlmostSQL, SQL++, NextGenSQL, and what not, just to be sure not to miss out on some of the latest developments in the data business? Here's a little map to guide you through the jungle of … Continue reading A map of all those new NoSQL, NewSQL, post-SQL, structured, unstructured database options that came out over the past year
“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”