Monday 24 October 2011

Oracle launches NoSQL database

After announcing the technology at its OpenWorld conference last month, Oracle has launched its much anticipated NoSQL database.

The Oracle NoSQL Database can now be downloaded from the Oracle Technology Network. The software will also be a key component the Oracle Big Data Appliance, due to be shipped in the first three months of 2012.


The database, based on the Berkeley DB database, would be of interest to "customers who are acquiring massive amounts of data who are unsure about the schema, who want more fluid capture of the data," said Marie-Anne Neimat, vice president of database development at Oracle.

The company is responding to the growing number of databases introduced in the past few years that eschew the typical SQL architecture in order to scale up and speed performance.



Key Features
The Oracle NoSQL Database includes the following key features: 

1. 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
2. Scalability
  • Automatic, hash-function based data partitioning and distribution Intelligent 
  • NoSQL Database driver is topology and latency aware, providing optimal data  access
3. Predictable behavior
  • ACID transactions, configurable globally and per operation
  • Bounded latency via B-tree caching and efficient query dispatching
4. 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
5. Easy Administration
  • Web console or command line interface
  • System and node management
  • Shows system topology, status, current load, trailing and average latency, events and alerts
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