Tag Archives: NoSQL

The Full Court CosmosDB Press

Posted on September 18, 2017 by way0utwest

This year at the PASS Summit, Dr. Rimma Nehme (b|t) will give another keynote address. She has spoken at a number of previous Summits, and is a very popular speaker. This time her topic is CosmosDB, which is where she’s been … Continue reading →

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Losing Rows

Posted on July 13, 2016 by way0utwest

There has been a lot of hype in the last 3-4 years around NoSQL databases. Note that NoSQL isn’t Not SQL, but rather Not Only SQL, implying that the SQL language still has a place here. In fact, a number … Continue reading →

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How Much Eventual Consistency Do You Have?

Posted on December 11, 2015 by way0utwest

There’s a never ending debate about NoSQL v RDBMS systems that seems to polarize the people that prefer one technology over the other. In fact, it seems that every time I talk to someone that dislikes NoSQL technology in general, … Continue reading →

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NoSQL Complaints

Posted on November 30, 2015 by way0utwest

I think that NoSQL databases are a really interesting set of technologies, however they aren’t necessarily a panacea for many problems, including scalability. There are likely some problem domains where a particular NoSQL technology might work better than an RDBMS, … Continue reading →

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