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Next Generation Databases

NoSQLand Big Data

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  • Next Generation Databases helps you understand and choose from amongst an increasingly diverse array of database technologies finding use in a world driven by analytics and Big Data.

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
  2. Next Generation Databases

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Three Database Revolutions

      • Guy Harrison
      Pages 3-19
    3. Google, Big Data, and Hadoop

      • Guy Harrison
      Pages 21-37
    4. Sharding, Amazon, and the Birth of NoSQL

      • Guy Harrison
      Pages 39-51
    5. Document Databases

      • Guy Harrison
      Pages 53-63
    6. Column Databases

      • Guy Harrison
      Pages 75-85
  3. The Gory Details

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 103-103
    2. Distributed Database Patterns

      • Guy Harrison
      Pages 105-126
    3. Consistency Models

      • Guy Harrison
      Pages 127-144
    4. Data Models and Storage

      • Guy Harrison
      Pages 145-166
    5. Languages and Programming Interfaces

      • Guy Harrison
      Pages 167-190
    6. Database of the Future

      • Guy Harrison
      Pages 191-216
    7. Database Survey

      • Guy Harrison
      Pages 217-228
  4. Back Matter

    Pages 229-235

About this book

"It’s not easy to find such a generous book on big data and databases. Fortunately, this book is the one." Feng Yu. Computing Reviews. June 28, 2016.

This is a book for enterprise architects, database administrators, and developers who need to understand the latest developments in database technologies. It is the book to help you choose the correct database technology at a time when concepts such as Big Data, NoSQL and NewSQL are making what used to be an easy choice into a complex decision with significant implications.

The relational database (RDBMS) model completely dominated database technology for over 20 years. Today this "one size fits all" stability has been disrupted by a relatively recent explosion of new database technologies. These paradigm-busting technologies are powering the "Big Data" and "NoSQL" revolutions, as well as forcing fundamental changes in databases across the board.

Deciding to use a relational database was once truly a no-brainer,and the various commercial relational databases competed on price, performance, reliability, and ease of use rather than on fundamental architectures. Today we are faced with choices between radically different database technologies. Choosing the right database today is a complex undertaking, with serious economic and technological consequences.

Next Generation Databases demystifies today’s new database technologies. The book describes what each technology was designed to solve. It shows how each technology can be used to solve real word application and business problems. Most importantly, this book highlights the architectural differences between technologies that are the critical factors to consider when choosing a database platform for new and upcoming projects.

  • Introduces the new technologies that have revolutionized the database landscape
  • Describes how each technology can be used to solve specific application or business challenges
  • Reviews the most popular new wave databases and how they use these new database technologies

Reviews

“The author has a deep background in modern databases from both industry and academic aspects. Many fundamental research papers in related fields are used in this book. … In general, a book this good is not often seen. It will greatly benefit people from both industry and academia who study next-generation databases in this modern, big data era.” (Feng Yu, Computing Reviews, computingreviews.com, June, 2016)

About the author

Guy Harrison has worked with database technologies for more than 30 years.  He is the Executive Director of Database tools R&D for the Dell Software Group and has is the author of five books on database development and optimization.  He has written a monthly column for Database Trends and Applications for more than 10 years on Big Data, NoSQL, and Application development. Guy lives in Melbourne, Australia and has no leisure skills.  

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Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 69.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

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