[ Seven Databases in Seven Weeks: A Guide to Modern Databases and the NoSQL Movement [ SEVEN DATABASES IN SEVEN WEEKS: A GUIDE TO MODERN DATABASES AND THE NOSQL MOVEMENT BY Redmond, Eric ( Author ) May-18-2012[ SEVEN DATABASES IN SEVEN WEEKS: A GUIDE TO MODERN DATABASES AND THE NOSQL MOVEMENT [ SEVEN DATABASES IN SEVEN WEEKS: A GUIDE TO MODERN DATABASES AND THE NOSQL MOVEMENT BY REDMOND, ERIC ( AUTHOR ) MAY-18-2012 ] By Redmond, Eric ( Author )May-18-2012 Paperback - Softcover

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 9350239183 ISBN 13: 9789350239186

Publisher: Shroff/Pragmatic Bookshelf

Synopsis

About the Book: Seven Databases in Seven Weeks: A Guide toModern Databases and the NoSQL Movement Redis, Neo4J, CouchDB, MongoDB, HBase, Riak, and Postgres:witheach database, youll tackle a real-world data problemthathighlights the concepts and features that make it shine.Youllexplore the five data models employed by thesedatabases:relational, key/value, columnar, document, and graph. Seewhichkinds of problems are best suited to each, and when tousethem. Youll learn how MongoDB and CouchDB are strikingly different,anddiscover the Dynamo heritage at the heart of Riak. Makeyourapplications faster with Redis and more connected with Neo4J.UseMapReduce to solve Big Data problems. Build clusters ofserversusing scalable services like Amazons Elastic ComputeCloud(EC2). Understand the tradeoffs between consistency andavailability,and when you can use them to your advantage. Usemultiple databasesin concert to create a platform thats more thanthe sum of itsparts, or find one that meets all your needs atonce. Seven Databases in Seven Weeks will take you on a deep diveintoeach of the databases, their strengths and weaknesses, and howtochoose the ones that fit your needs. Contents Foreword Acknowledgments Preface 1. Introduction 2. PostgreSQL 3. Riak 4. HBase 5. MongoDB 6. CouchDB 7. Neo4J 8. Redis 9. Wrapping Up A1. Database Overview Tables A2. The CAP Theorem Bibliography Index About the Authors: Jim R. Wilson, Eric Redmond Eric Redmond has been in the software industry for more than15years, working with Fortune 500 companies, governments, andmanystartups. He is a coder, illustrator, international speaker,andactive organizer of several technology groups. Jim R. Wilson started hacking at the age of 13 and neverlookedback. He began tinkering with NoSQL databases in 2007 andhascontributed code to large-scale open source projects suchasMediaWiki and HBase.

Edition details

• Publisher: Shroff/Pragmatic Bookshelf
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9350239183
• ISBN 13: 9789350239186
• Binding: Paperback