The NoSQL Dogma
Whats the point?
MySQL is a proven technology, its engines are stable and well known, and scalable ( Yep modern forks for clouds are already rolling one example is drizzle); so I can’t find any point in shifting to a technology thats a new born, adds more calories to my code, and then brag about it just because its a buzz word! Untill there is no genuine reason to have a noSQL its just a trendy statement!
It is true that removing the SQL processing overhead will give MySQL a speed boost. But let’s not forget that:
- with a similar setup, a NoSQL solution like Redis might give you even more operations per second
- key-value only access might not be enough. Many NoSQL solutions are offering at least MapReduce support.
What I’m trying to say is that if you need a key-value store, even if MySQL engines are stable and well tested, you should still take a look at real key-value stores.
And if more than key-value access is needed, give MapReduce a try as translating SQL to MapReduce is not so complicated.
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