SQL Vs. NoSQL: Choose The Most Convenient Technology

Author(s): Edoardo Bianchi

Originally published on Towards AI.

ACID and BASE properties of databases

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Relational databases guarantee ACID properties, which are desirable, but in the era of Big Data comes the need to adopt technologies that scale better. NoSQL databases handle big and complex data in a more efficient way. ACID is not guaranteed, but BASE properties work even better for a wide number of applications. Let's understand why.

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Relational databases are still used, and actually, they are perfectly fine for a large… Read the full blog for free on Medium.

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