Introduction to NoSQL Databases
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What are the four characteristics of data management systems that are particularly important for large-scale data management tasks?

Scalability, Flexibility, Availability, Cost

What is the definition of Velocity in the context of Big Data?

  • The speed at which data is generated, processed, and made available (correct)
  • The amount or size of the data
  • The different types of data
  • Relational databases are less flexible in terms of schema compared to NoSQL databases.

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    ______ databases offer an alternative to traditional relational databases, particularly for applications that require scalability, flexibility, and high performance across distributed systems.

    <p>NoSQL</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the four main types of NoSQL databases listed in the content?

    <p>Key-Value Databases, Document Databases, Column-Family Stores, Graph Databases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the database represented by MS Azure DocumentDB?

    <p>DocumentDB</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What advantage of NoSQL databases is related to the ability to handle large volumes of diverse data?

    <p>Flexibility</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the challenges associated with NoSQL databases that is related to the ability to maintain uniform data?

    <p>Data Consistency</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following are advantages of NoSQL databases? (Select all that apply)

    <p>Scalability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Recap of Previous Week

    • Course structure: Quizzes (5%), Homework (10%), Project (25%), Midterm Exam (30%), Final Exam (30%)
    • Assessment details: Quizzes, Homework, Project, Midterm Exam, Final Exam
    • Books and Resources: NoSQL for Mere Mortals by Dan Sullivan, Seven Databases in Seven Weeks by Luc Perkins, Eric Redmond, and Jim R. Wilson

    The Importance of Data

    • Big Data: high volume, high velocity, and/or high variety information assets that require new forms of processing to enable enhanced decision making, insight discovery, and process optimization
    • Sources of Big Data: social media and networks, IoT devices, web logs and browsing data, transactional data
    • Characteristics of Big Data: Volume, Velocity, Variety

    The Three Vs of Big Data

    • Volume: the amount of data, requiring distributed storage solutions and horizontal scalability
    • Velocity: the speed at which data is generated, processed, and made available, requiring real-time or near-real-time processing and analysis
    • Variety: the different types of data, including structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data, requiring flexible schema or even schema-less databases

    Types of Data

    • Structured Data: adheres to a strict schema or format, often found in relational databases, easy to query and searchable
    • Semi-Structured Data: has some organizational properties, can be transformed into structured data, offers flexibility in data capture
    • Unstructured Data: doesn't have a specific form or model, represents a vast majority of data in the digital world, crucial for sentiment analysis, recommendation systems, etc.

    Motivation for NoSQL Databases

    • Scalability: efficiently meet the needs of varying workloads
    • Flexibility: flexibility in the range of problems that can be addressed using relational data models
    • Availability: NoSQL databases are designed to take advantage of multiple, low-cost servers
    • Cost: the cost of database licenses, open-source software avoids these issues

    What is a Non-Relational (NoSQL) Database

    • represents a broad category of database management systems that differ from traditional relational databases
    • designed to overcome the limitations of relational databases, particularly for applications that require scalability, flexibility, and high performance across distributed systems

    Relational vs. Non-Relational Databases

    • Data Model: structured vs. flexible schema
    • Scalability: vertical scaling vs. horizontal scaling
    • Consistency: ACID vs. BASE
    • Use Cases: traditional relational databases vs. applications requiring specialized mechanisms for data storage and retrieval

    ACID vs. BASE

    • ACID: Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, Durability, ensuring data integrity
    • BASE: Basically Available, Soft state, Eventual Consistency, a compromise between consistency and availability

    Relational vs. Non-Relational vs. Data Lakes

    • Data Model: structured, flexible, or no predefined schema
    • Scalability: vertical, horizontal, or distributed systems
    • Transaction Support: ACID transactions, eventual consistency, or not focused on transactions
    • Use Cases: traditional relational databases, applications requiring flexibility and scalability, big data analytics and data lakes

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    Explore the motivations and importance of NoSQL databases, including scalability, flexibility, and cost. Learn about the differences between relational and non-relational databases, and data lakes.

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