Migrating from an RDBMS to NoSQL can improve scalability and flexibility. Explore top NoSQL databases and best practices for ...

Ironically, the demand for NoSQL did not come about because of problems with the SQL language. The demand is due to the strong consistency and transactional integrity of NoSQL. In a transactional ...

Some NoSQL solutions, therefore, focus on consistency models, i.e. availability ... The default of speaking in terms of categories (SQL, NoSQL, NewSQL) vs. use cases and problems makes it hard to ...

However, an equally significant divergence is in the NoSQL consistency and transaction models. Indeed, some have suggested that NoSQL databases would be better described as "NoACID" databases - since ...

Aerospike’s speedy NoSQL database has traditionally been used ... database that features full guarantees of ACID (atomicity, consistency, isolation, durability) compliance. A problem arises, however, ...

Craigslist might have turned to MongoDB to help tame the sprawl of its data, but it’s never had a problem running ... round-the-clock data consistency, then the NoSQL world is full of promising ...

A database can be highly scalable and distributed (the NoSQL approach), or it can be ... that are most desired from a distributed system—consistency, availability, and tolerance for splits ...

or having to code specialized logic to deal with eventual consistency. With true ACID transactions, when FoundationDB says it did something, it really did it. Why are there so many NoSQL DBs?

The problem with persistence ... an interesting use for a NoSQL store. Data stores like MongoDB are often used when read access and speed is a priority. Writes to NoSQL stores can often be slower or ...

At the same time, NoSQL offerings are adopting SQL interfaces. The two camps have evolved significantly, and the question still remains: When should you use a SQL-based database to solve your problem ...