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Seven NoSQL Databases in a Week

By : Sudarshan Kadambi, Xun (Brian) Wu
Book Image

Seven NoSQL Databases in a Week

By: Sudarshan Kadambi, Xun (Brian) Wu

Overview of this book

This is the golden age of open source NoSQL databases. With enterprises having to work with large amounts of unstructured data and moving away from expensive monolithic architecture, the adoption of NoSQL databases is rapidly increasing. Being familiar with the popular NoSQL databases and knowing how to use them is a must for budding DBAs and developers. This book introduces you to the different types of NoSQL databases and gets you started with seven of the most popular NoSQL databases used by enterprises today. We start off with a brief overview of what NoSQL databases are, followed by an explanation of why and when to use them. The book then covers the seven most popular databases in each of these categories: MongoDB, Amazon DynamoDB, Redis, HBase, Cassandra, In?uxDB, and Neo4j. The book doesn't go into too much detail about each database but teaches you enough to get started with them. By the end of this book, you will have a thorough understanding of the different NoSQL databases and their functionalities, empowering you to select and use the right database according to your needs.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Title Page
Copyright and Credits
Dedication
Packt Upsell
Contributors
Preface
Index

Appropriate use cases for Redis


Redis is known for being a very fast data store. And as developers, who doesn't want the fastest data store? The far more complicated question is: when is Redis the right choice for a data store? Let's take a look at some project aspects that could help determine when a use case might work well with Redis.

Data fits into RAM

If your entire dataset can fit into memory, then Redis may be a good choice. Using Redis in this scenario should drastically limit (or possibly eliminate) latency due to disk I/O.

Data durability is not a concern

In looking at your intended dataset objectively, what would happen if it was lost? If your tenant application is simply caching data that is helpful, but not necessarily mission-critical, then Redis might be a good solution. Or if you can reload data for your Redis instance from another source of truth system quickly, then Redis may also be a good fit for your application.

For example, if your application is simply using Redis as an...