[dba-Tech] NoSQL is a movement not so much a choice or a technology

An alternative view:

http://www.simple-talk.com/sql/database-administration/relational-databases-and-solid-state-
memory-an-opportunity-squandered/

<quote>The relational model was devised long before computer hardware was able to deliver 
an RDBMS that could deliver a fully normalized database with no performance deficit. Now, 
with reliable SSDs falling in price, we can reap the benefits, instead of getting distracted by 
NOSQL with its doubtful compromise of 'eventual consistency'.</quote>

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Stuart

On 9 Feb 2012 at 9:15, Jim Lawrence wrote:

> These new structures are making us reassess the way we define data. The
> rules of ACID (Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, Durability) no longer
> apply, at least not in the way we have learned or have been taught. The new
> rules can be described as CAP (Consistency, Availability,
> Partition-tolerance).
>