A catch-all term describing database systems using various non-relational models. Such systems are usually engineered to be high-performance.
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What are your use-cases for HandlerSocket?
There's a bit of hype around: HandlerSocket
It seems like faster, nosql access to MySQL data is becoming more desirable. Percona Server is now shipping with HandlerSocket built in.
My question is, ...
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What are the differences between NoSQL and a traditional RDBMS?
What are the differences between NoSQL and a traditional RDBMS?
Over the last few months, NoSQL has been frequently mentioned in the technical news. What are its most significant features relative to ...
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Which database could handle storage of billions/trillions of records?
We are looking at developing a tool to capture and analyze netflow data, of which we gather tremendous amounts of. Each day we capture about ~1.4 billion flow records which would look like this in ...
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Schema-less/flexible + ACID Database?
I am looking at rewriting a VB based on-premise (locally installed) application (invoicing+inventory) as a web based Clojure application for small enterprise customers. I am intending this to be ...
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CouchDB vs MongoDB [closed]
Evaluating document-oriented storage, what are the pros and cons of CouchDB vs MongoDB?
