MySQL indexes are often used to make performance better. However, they can make performance suffer if you are not using them properly. MySQL Guru Sheeri Cabral explains the pitfalls to avoid with indexes and how to utilize compound indexes to maximize index availability with the least amount of write overhead. …
MongoDB has been designed for versatility, but the techniques you might use to build, say, an analytics engine or a hierarchical data store might not be obvious. In this talk, we’ll learn about MongoDB in practice by looking at hypothetical application designs (based on real-world designs, of course).
This presentation covers the C* schema design concepts of the Cassandra database. This presentation goes in depth on the following topics schema design, best practices, capacity planning and provides real world examples.
CouchDB now has plugin support! This talk explains the design of the plugin system and demonstrates extending CouchDB by building example plugins. From “my first Erlang project” to major CouchDB changes, plugins have something for everybody.
Over the past few years, we have seen the emergence and growth of NoSQL technology. This has attracted interest from organizations looking to solve new business problems. There are also examples of how this technology has been used to bring practical and commercial benefits to some organizations.
The Big Data landscape is at a crossroads. Currently dominated by Hadoop and NoSQL databases, alternatives to Hadoop and next-generation datastores are emerging.
