tags:

views:

137

answers:

1
Q: 

Real world examples of NOSQL DBs (redis, mongodb, couchdb)

If You would be Facebook, what nosql db would you use and to do what? I mean the real use cases where a NOSQL makes really an advantage

A: 

Facebook is using Cassandra, a distributed key-value database. The real advantaga with a distributed key-value database compared to a relational database is that it is easier to scale out. Usually it is hard to scale out a relational database.

Jonas  2010-09-11 21:07:27

related questions

voldemort vs. couchdb
best practices for <embed> javascript code
Amazon S3 architecture
How to install couchDB on a media temple server?
CouchApps and user authentication
Implementing user ratings / favorites on CouchDB
What do I need to do to get a JS3 environment (or at least couchdb) up and running?
Caching with multiple server
Gotchas while bulk loading CouchDB
Why should I use document based database instead of relational database?
CouchDB + Datamapper + View = no ids
Eventual Consistency
Pros/Cons of document based database vs relational database
Pagination in CouchDB?
Can I do transactions and locks in CouchDB?
Can you use couchDB for web apps like ebay?
Ruby On Rails/Merb as a frontend for a billions of record app
Rails and CouchDB - Architectural Concerns
How to build "Tagging" support using CouchDB?
What is the difference between CouchDB and Lotus Notes?
CouchDB modeling for multi-user
CouchDB Document Model Changes?
How do you Schedule Index Updates in CouchDB
CouchDB Backups and Cloneing the Database
Anyone using CouchDB?