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Eric Genesky04/29/13
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No Sharding with NuoDB

Here's a 1-hour webinar from NuoDB that covers how common enterprise strategies for scaling fall short, as well as how a CDMS like NuoDB enables innovation and cost reduction.

Eric Genesky04/28/13
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Building RightScale's Globally Distributed Datastore

Is your database holding back your application? Find out how we at RightScale use NoSQL databases such as Cassandra . . .

Ayende Rahien04/28/13
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Reviewing LevelDB: Part XVIII - Summary

In summary, I am quite happy that I spent the time reading all of this code. The LevelDB codebase is really simple, when you grok what it actually does.

Don Pinto04/27/13
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Couchbase Java SDK Internals

First and foremost, it is important to understand that the SDK wraps and extends the functionality of the spymemcached (called "spy") memcached library.

Ayende Rahien04/27/13
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RavenDB's Transaction Merging

I like reading interesting code bases. And in this case, I have been reading through the leveldb codebase for a while.

Eric Genesky04/26/13
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Hadoop Tutorial: Limitations of Network File System

Here's a quick 3-minute tutorial that will help you understand the limitations of commonly used distributed file systems.

Don Pinto04/26/13
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Top 10 Things an Ops/Sys Admin Must Know About Couchbase

The bottom line for any sysadmin is to keep the database and in case of Couchbase, keeping the cluster up and running 24x7.

Jessica Liu04/26/13
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Backup Your MongoDB Databases with MongoLab

Last year, a lot of folks asked us if they could use MongoLab’s admin tools on databases not hosted with MongoLab.

Eric Genesky04/26/13
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Links You Don't Want To Miss (Apr. 26)

Today: Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, safety in Rust 0.6, a clean architecture framework, and Ruby on Rails creator David Hansson on when empathy can be insulting. Plus: a 14-year-old McDonald's hamburger.

Andreas Kollegger04/25/13
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Gmail Email Analysis with Neo4j - and Spreadsheets

A bunch of different graphistas have pointed out to me in recent months that there is something funny about Graphs and email.

Eric Genesky04/25/13
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Cascading Behavior in Complex Networks, by Jon Kleinberg

Jon Kleinberg focuses his discussion of cascading behavior on large social networks by exploring how the dynamics of information flow mirrors that of an epidemic.

Eric Genesky04/25/13
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NoSQL - The Famous Four

Here are some interesting ramblings from a PhD student who discusses the history and types of NoSQL databases.

Brian O' Neill04/25/13
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Book Review: Instant Apache Cassandra for Developers Starter from PACKT

My good friend Vivek Mishra asked me to review his new book, Instant Apache Cassandra for Developers Starter . . .

Ayende Rahien04/24/13
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Querying Your Way to Madness: the Facebook Timeline

Facebook certainly changed the way we are doing things. Sometimes, that ain’t always for the best, as can be seen from the way too much time humanity as a whole spend watching cat videos.

Eric Genesky04/24/13
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Using Big Data and NoSQL to Manage On-Line Profiles

Oracle presents part 3 in a series on using Hadoop and HDFS for batch analysis with Oaracle NoSQL database. 9 minutes.

Ayende Rahien04/24/13
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Exporting Data from RavenDB, the New Way

In RavenDB 2.5, we provide an easy way to grab all the data from the database, regardless of the usual paging limit.

Eric Genesky04/24/13
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Node.js and MongoDB Tutorial - Part 1 of 6

This is a brief tutorial on how to use Node.js (using CoffeeScript) to connect to a MongoDB (using Mongoose) for a small project I am working on with a group of awesome students.

Andreas Kollegger04/23/13
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Neo4j NASA Space Apps Challenge

This past weekend, a team from Neo Technology participated in the NASA International Space Apps Challenge. Pernilla, Tobias, and Mattias from Neo Technology joined forces with our friend Hatim . . .

Don Pinto04/23/13
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10 Things Developers Should Know About Couchbase

As a developer, I’ve been using Couchbase Server for couple of months now and I love it. Having written several apps myself, I’ve come to learn many (but not all) of the ins-and-outs of Couchbase.

Michael Waclawiczek04/23/13
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NuoDB Releases 1.0.2

NuoDB 1.0.2 is a maintenance release of NuoDB's elastically scalable SQL cloud database. Here's what's new . . .

Eric Genesky04/23/13
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Links You Don't Want To Miss (Apr. 23)

Today: The Digital Public Library of America (and their APIs), TokuDB goes open source, jQuery 2.0, and how superior technology will only distract you. Also: what does it look like to wring out a washcloth in space?

Alex Soto04/22/13
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NoSQLUnit 0.7.6 Released

NoSQLUnit is a JUnit extension to make writing unit and integration tests of systems that use NoSQL backend easier.

Eric Genesky04/22/13
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An Interview with the Author of DZone's Repository Management Refcard

DZone's Repository Management Refcard was released this week. Carlos Sanchez, the card's author, answered a few questions about his professional experience, the authorship of the card, and . . .

Eric Genesky04/22/13
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Beginner Tips For Elastic MapReduce

By this point everyone is well acquainted with the power of Hadoop’s MapReduce. But what you’re also probably well acquainted with is the pain . . .

Eric Genesky04/22/13
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Big Data, MongoDB vs. Hadoop

Your big data use cases drive the technology required to implement big data projects successfully. Hear Pythian's CTO Alex Gorbachev share his insights on when you should use Hadoop and MongoDB.