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Isn't it already established that Cassandra unlike many other NoSql solutions from the start was developed to the requirements of the biggest social websites an

by alexro 17y ago

Isn't it already established that Cassandra unlike many other NoSql solutions from the start was developed to the requirements of the biggest social websites and if you are not one of them then you may be better off using a less complicated/resource intensive solution. On the other hand if you play big then having a dedicated java geek looking after your Cassandra shouldn't be a problem and even would gain you a bit of advantage in other areas.

rbanffy 17y ago
While I know my way inside Java, I see no reason to fiddle with the code my database is written in. As for being a resource hog, it may be, but just try to accomplish the same throughput Cassandra is designed to handle with MySQL and see how much hardware (and fiddling) you will require. As always, use the right tool for the job. I don't mind my bookmarks being stored in SQLite and I don't mind my paychecks being generated out of an Oracle RDBMS, just like I don't mind having some huge volume of data that do not require a relational database stored in a non-relational database. I have recently read an excellent article about the TPS operating system on zJournal. It was a very interesting read, not because I maintain a TPS installation (one of the three) but because it shows how pervasive non-relational databases really are.