Comment on What Powers Instagram: Hundreds of Instances, Dozens of TechnologiesparentComments−timaelliott14yRedis is a key-value store. S3 is a distributed file system.Can we stop labeling the set of "not a rdbms" data storage mechanisms with the stupid fucking "NoSQL" moniker.−skeletonjelly14yTo be fair I've hardly seen an article on the benefits of NoSQL on the frontpage for a while.−gaius14yFirst it was No SQL. Then it was Not Only SQL. Then it was, we have to get some real work done, Need Our SQL.
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Redis is a key-value store. S3 is a distributed file system.
Can we stop labeling the set of "not a rdbms" data storage mechanisms with the stupid fucking "NoSQL" moniker.
To be fair I've hardly seen an article on the benefits of NoSQL on the frontpage for a while.
First it was No SQL. Then it was Not Only SQL. Then it was, we have to get some real work done, Need Our SQL.