NoSQL

RDBMS (vs. NoSQL) scales the algorithm before the hardware

By Franck Pachot . In The myth of NoSQL (vs. RDBMS) “joins dont scale” I explained that joins actually scale very well with an O(logN) on the input tables size, thanks to B*Tree index access,(…)

A lesson from NoSQL (vs. RDBMS): listen to your users

By Franck Pachot . I have written a few blog posts about some NoSQL (vs. RDBMS) myths (“joins dont scale”, “agility: adding attributes” and “simpler API to(…)

The myth of NoSQL (vs. RDBMS) “a simpler API to bound resources”

By Franck Pachot . NoSQL provides an API that is much simpler than SQL. And one advantage of it is that users cannot exceed a defined amount of resources in one call. You can read this in(…)

The myth of NoSQL (vs. RDBMS) “joins dont scale”

By Franck Pachot . I’ll reference Alex DeBrie article “SQL, NoSQL, and Scale: How DynamoDB scales where relational databases don’t“, especially the paragraph about “Why relational databases don’t scale”. But I(…)

The myth of NoSQL (vs. RDBMS) agility: adding attributes

By Franck Pachot . There are good reasons for NoSQL and semi-structured databases. And there are also many mistakes and myths. If people move from RDBMS to NoSQL because of wrong reasons, they will have a bad experience and(…)

AWS Certified Database Specialty (DBS-C01)

Here is my feedback after preparing and passing the AWS Database Specialty certification. There are tips about the exam but also some thoughts that came to my mind during the preparation when I had to mind-shift from a multi-purpose database(…)

Some words about SOUG Day in Lausanne

Today I participate to SOUG Day which takes place in Lausanne at the "Centre Pluriculturel et social d’Ouchy".

MongoDB Installation on Windows

In this blog post, we will show how to install MongoDB on Windows. Download installer First go to the MongoDB download center https://www.mongodb.com/download-center#community. According to your Windows server version, click on the green buton and download the installer (.msi).

Running a Cassandra cluster in a single server

This blog post is about the configuration of Apache Cassandra for running a cluster of 3 instances on a single host. Basically C* is not really build to run in a multi instances environment, but for many cases and reasons(…)

Apache Cassandra overview

Apache Cassandra is one of the most popular NoSQL databases http://db-engines.com/en/ranking. It is used by many big companies as Facebook, Netflix and many others. Initially the project was initiated by Facebook. In combination with Google BigTable and Amazon DynamoDB,(…)