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Comparing Cassandra with other NoSQL solutions

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Clash of the NoSQL Titans

27th July 2010

“Can someone quickly explain the differences between the two? Other than the fact that MongoDB supports ad-hoc querying I don't know whats different. It also appears (using google trends) that MongoDB seems to be growing while Cassandra is dying off. Is this the case?”

http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.db.cassandra.user/7773

28th July 2010

“They have approximately nothing in common. And, no, Cassandra is definitely not dying off.”

Benjamin Blackhttp://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.db.cassandra.user/7773

Data model

Key-ValueColumn Family

Document

http://www.alberton.info/nosql_databases_what_when_why_phpuk2011.html

Conflict resolution

Automated Client configurable

http://www.alberton.info/nosql_databases_what_when_why_phpuk2011.html

Distribution / replication

DynamoMaster Slave Replica Sets

http://www.alberton.info/nosql_databases_what_when_why_phpuk2011.html

“they say … I can’t decide between this project and this project even though they look nothing like each other. And the fact that you can’t decide indicates that you don’t actually have a problem that requires them.”

Benjamin Black – NoSQL Tapes (at 30:15)

http://nosqltapes.com/video/benjamin-black-on-nosql-cloud-computing-and-fast_ip