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Top 5 NoSQL Database Myths

What's this blog post about?

As companies increasingly adopt cloud applications, data management has become a significant concern. Traditional relational databases struggle with the volume and flexibility required by modern applications, leading to the adoption of NoSQL databases. Despite this shift, there are five common myths about NoSQL databases: security concerns, lack of reliability, inability to scale out, limited use cases, and unsuitability for distributed cloud applications. In reality, NoSQL databases offer robust security features, high availability, the ability to scale horizontally, support analytics directly on the platform, and are well-suited for distributed cloud and hybrid applications. As more organizations adopt multi-cloud strategies, NoSQL databases can provide significant benefits in managing rapidly growing data demands.

Company
DataStax

Date published
Jan. 15, 2019

Author(s)
Jonathan Lacefield

Word count
522

Hacker News points
None found.

Language
English


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