Graph Databases for Beginners: Why We Need NoSQL Databases
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
October 25, 2018|
Reading time: 6 minutes
NoSQL databases are one of those things in life that are unhelpfully defined only by what they are not rather than by what they are, i.e., an anti-definition. NoSQL is a cheeky acronym for Not Only SQL – or more… Read more →
Keywords: aggregate store • data model • data valence • data variety • data velocity • data volume • nosql • nosql database • relational database • sql
Graph Databases for Beginners: A Tour of Aggregate Stores
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
September 11, 2015|
Reading time: 7 minutes
The world of NoSQL databases is far from uniform. Unlike relational databases (RDBMS) which are fairly uniform, the ecosystem of NoSQL technologies brims with diversity. In order to understand the trade-offs of each NoSQL database, it’s essential that we tour… Read more →
Keywords: aggregate store • amazon dynamodb • apache cassandra • column family store • document store • key value store • mapreduce • MongoDB • nosql • nosql database
Why Graph Databases Are Best for Handling Connected Data like in Diaspora
By Neo4j Staff
November 13, 2013|
Reading time: 4 minutes
Handling Connected Domains with the “Right Tool for the Job” Sarah Mei recently wrote a great blog post describing the problems she and her colleagues ran into when managing highly connected data using document databases. Document databases (like other aggregate… Read more →
Keywords: aggregate store • data model • diaspora • document database • graph database • MongoDB • PostgreSQL • relational database • ruby on rails • social network
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