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Oct 2012
TrialWorth pursuing. It is important to understand how to build up this capability. Enterprises should try this technology on a project that can handle the risk.
Polyglot persistence is the technique of storing data in various data stores based on efficiency and how that data is going to be used. Do not just use the default database, often an RDBMS, for all the needs of the application. Instead, ask questions like: Does session management data belong in the database or does it belong in a key-value store? Do relationships between customers and products belong in a graph database? Using NoSQL databases like MongoDB, Riak and Neo4J allows us to reconsider how data is treated, even with-in a single application.
Mar 2012
TrialWorth pursuing. It is important to understand how to build up this capability. Enterprises should try this technology on a project that can handle the risk.