A for Apple, B for Ball, C for “CAP Theorem”
Dive into the types of consistency referenced by the CAP theorem, learn how they impact an app, and get the facts re: common myths about eventual consistency.
September 28, 2017
The Distributed SQL Blog
August 29, 2017
Facebook’s User Database — Is it SQL or NoSQL?
Ever wondered which database Facebook (FB) uses to store the profiles of its 2.3B+ users? Is it SQL or NoSQL? How has FB database architecture evolved over the last 15+ years? As an engineer in FB database infrastructure team from 2007 to 2013, I had a front row seat in witnessing this evolution. There are invaluable lessons to be learned by better understanding the database evolution at the world’s largest social network,
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August 18, 2017
NoSQL vs SQL in 2017
Let’s look at the evolution from RDBMSs to NoSQL databases to handle massive data and complex operations.