key-value stores: Anti-RDBMS: A list of distributed key-value stores | Richard Jones, Esq.Please Note: this was written January 2009 - see the comments for updates and additional information. A lot has changed since I wrote this. Perhaps you’re considering using a dedicated key-value or document store instead of a traditional relational database. Reasons for this might include: You're suffering from Cloud-computing Mania. You need an excuse to 'get your Erlang on' You heard CouchDB was
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