Top "Cap-theorem" questions

Consistency Availability Partitioning theorem by Eric Brewer

Where does mongodb stand in the CAP theorem?

Everywhere I look, I see that MongoDB is CP. But when I dig in I see it is eventually consistent. …

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Why HBase is a better choice than Cassandra with Hadoop?

Why is using HBase a better choice than using Cassandra with Hadoop? Can anyone please give a detailed explanation on …

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Which part of the CAP theorem does Cassandra sacrifice and why?

There is a great talk here about simulating partition issues in Cassandra with Kingsby's Jesper library. My question is - …

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Why isn't RDBMS Partition Tolerant in CAP Theorem and why is it Available?

Two points I don’t understand about RDBMS being CA in CAP Theorem : 1) It says RDBMS is not Partition Tolerant …

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