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That misses the point, doesn't it. The point isn't "maybe you don't really need nosql/non-relational", it's "maybe you don't need an expensive managed storage s
by solipsism 8y ago
That misses the point, doesn't it. The point isn't "maybe you don't really need nosql/non-relational", it's "maybe you don't need an expensive managed storage solution built for massive scale."
Spanner was indeed built for massive scale, which is reflected in the price.
- eru 8y agoHmm, you are probably right. Spanner does have somewhat less scale than their NoSQL offerings; and even Google says internally to go for the somewhat less scale-y spanner than them. (Because it's easier to react to needs for scale laten than it is to live without transactions and relation querying.)