NewSQL Databases

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NewSQL databases are modern relational databases that combine the scalability of NoSQL systems with the ACID (atomicity, consistency, isolation, and durability) guarantees of traditional SQL databases. They are designed for high-performance online transaction processing (OLTP) workloads by using a distributed architecture to achieve horizontal scalability, which is often lacking in traditional relational databases.
NewSQL Database Features
Listed below are the features of the NewSQL Databases:
- Currency Control
- Replication
- Crash Recovery
- Secondary Indexes
- Partitioning/Sharding
NewSQL Database Advantages and Disadvanatges
There are many advantages and disadvantages of NesSQL databases.
NewSQL Database Advantages
- Benefits traditional ones
- Preserves ACID properties of databases
- Provide synchronous updates
- Easy to switch
- High availability
- Faster processing time
NewSQL Database Disadvantages
- Not standardized
- Unsuitable for handling larger volumes
- Not fit for general purpose
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Top NewSQL Databases
Listed below are NewSQL databases available.:
- ActorDB
- TIBCO ActiveSpaces
- Apache Trafodion
- MemSQL
- Altibase
- Pivotal GemFire XD
- Percona TokuDB
NewSQL Databases: FAQs
Q. When was NewSQL invented?
A. It was invented in 2011 by 451 Group analyst Matthew Aslett.
Q. Which is the advantage of NewSQL?
A. The advantages of NewSQL are strong data durability, high availability, greater consistency, less complex applications, etc.
Q. Which NewSQL database is best?
A. ClustrixDB, VoltDB, NuoDB, VMware Tanzu GemFire, CockroachDB are some of the bests NewSQL database.
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