The Best-Selling NoSQL eBooks of All Time

The need to handle increasingly larger data volumes is one factor driving the adoption of a new class of nonrelational “NoSQL” databases. Advocates of NoSQL databases claim they can be used to build systems that are more performant, scale better, and are easier to program. NoSQL Distilled is a concise but thorough introduction to this rapidly emerging technology. Pramod J. Sadalage and Martin Fowler explain how NoSQL databases work and the ways that they may be a superior alternative to a traditional RDBMS.

The authors provide a fast-paced guide to the concepts you need to know in order to evaluate whether NoSQL databases are right for your needs and, if so, which technologies you should explore further. The first part of the book concentrates on core concepts, including schemaless data models, aggregates, new distribution models, the CAP theorem, and map-reduce. In the second part, the authors explore architectural and design issues associated with implementing NoSQL. They also present realistic use cases that demonstrate NoSQL databases at work and feature representative examples using Riak, MongoDB, Cassandra, and Neo4j. In addition, by drawing on Pramod Sadalage’s pioneering work, NoSQL Distilled shows how to implement evolutionary design with schema migration: an essential technique for applying NoSQL databases. The book concludes by describing how NoSQL is ushering in a new age of Polyglot Persistence, where multiple data-storage worlds coexist, and architects can choose the technology best optimized for each type of data access.

Whether you’re building a social media site or an internal-use enterprise application, this hands-on guide shows you the connection between MongoDB and the business problems it’s designed to solve. You’ll learn how to apply MongoDB design patterns to several challenging domains, such as ecommerce, content management, and online gaming. Using Python and JavaScript code examples, you’ll discover how MongoDB lets you scale your data model while simplifying the development process. Many businesses launch NoSQL databases without understanding the techniques for using their features most effectively.

This book demonstrates the benefits of document embedding, polymorphic schemas, and other MongoDB patterns for tackling specific big data use cases, including: Operational intelligence: Perform real-time analytics of business data Ecommerce: Use MongoDB as a product catalog master or inventory management system Content management: Learn methods for storing content nodes, binary assets, and discussions Online advertising networks: Apply techniques for frequency capping ad impressions, and keyword targeting and bidding Social networking: Learn how to store a complex social graph, modeled after Google+ Online gaming: Provide concurrent access to character and world data for a multiplayer role-playing game.

Summary. Making Sense of NoSQL clearly and concisely explains the concepts, features, benefits, potential, and limitations of NoSQL technologies. Using examples and use cases, illustrations, and plain, jargon-free writing, this guide shows how you can effectively assemble a NoSQL solution to replace or augment the traditional RDBMS you have now. About this Book. If you want to understand and perhaps start using the new data storage and analysis technologies that go beyond the SQL database model, this book is for you.

Written in plain language suitable for technical managers and developers, and using many examples, use cases, and illustrations, this book explains the concepts, features, benefits, potential, and limitations of NoSQL. Making Sense of NoSQL starts by comparing familiar database concepts to the new NoSQL patterns that augment or replace them. Then, you'll explore case studies on big data, search, reliability, and business agility that apply these new patterns to today's business problems. You'll see how NoSQL systems can leverage the resources of modern cloud computing and multiple-CPU data centers. The final chaptersshow you how to choose the right NoSQL technologies for your own needs. Managers and developers will welcome this lucid overview of the potential and capabilities of NoSQL technologies. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. What's Inside. NoSQL data architecture patternsNoSQL for big dataSearch, high availability, and securityChoosing an architecture. About the Authors. Dan McCreary and Ann Kelly lead an independent training and consultancy firm focused on NoSQL solutions and are cofounders of the NoSQL Now! Conference. Table of Contents. PART 1 INTRODUCTIONNoSQL: It's about making intelligent choicesNoSQL conceptsPART 2 DATABASE PATTERNSFoundational data architecture patternsNoSQL data architecture patternsNative XML databasesPART 3 NOSQL SOLUTIONSUsing NoSQL to manage big dataFinding information with NoSQL searchBuilding high-availability solutions with NoSQLIncreasing agility with NoSQLPART 4 ADVANCED TOPICSNoSQL and functional programming Security: protecting data in your NoSQL systems Selecting the right NoSQL solution.