A bit after posting my predictions about the Oracle NoSQL database, I’ve received a link to a PDF introducing the Oracle NoSQL database, embedded below for your reference.
Summarized:
based on BerkleyDB Java Edition. Thus it is a key-value store
it’s a commercial product available as a Community edition and an Enterprise edition
single-master with multireplicas.
PAXOS-based automated fail-over master election
supports configurable consistency policies
auto-sharding
update: there’s no download available yet, the term mentioned being mid-OctoberUpdate: There’s an official product page: Oracle NoSQL Database Technical Overview.
Simple Data Model
Key-value pair data structure, keys are composed of Major & Minor keys
Easy-to-use Java API with simple Put, Delete and Get operations
Scalability
Automatic, hash-function based data partitioning and distribution
Intelligent NoSQL Database driver is topology and latency aware, providing optimal data access
Predictable behavior
ACID transactions, configurable globally and per operation
Bounded latency via B-tree caching and efficient query dispatching
High Availability
No single point of failure
Built-in, configurable replication
Resilient to single and multi-storage node failure
Disaster recovery via data center replication
Easy Administration
Web console or command line interface
System and node management
Shows system topology, status, current load, trailing and average latency, events and alertsI was only half right about this one.
Original title and link: The Oracle NoSQL Database 11G (NoSQL database©myNoSQL)
