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Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:56:59 +0100
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Subject: Re: hbase versus cassandra
From: Tim Robertson <timrobertson100@gmail.com>
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Hi Adam,

I am not the person to answer having not used Cassandra, but have
spotted this being discussed on the list recently on a long thread:

Search for "Cassandra vs HBase" on this page:
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/hadoop-hbase-user/200909.mbox/thread

There is also an article:
http://www.roadtofailure.com/2009/10/29/hbase-vs-cassandra-nosql-battle/

Hope this helps with your background reading.

Cheers,
Tim


On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 8:34 PM, Adam Fisk <a@littleshoot.org> wrote:
> Hi Everyone- I'm implementing a new data layer and am struggling to
> decide between HBase and Cassandra. The primary advantages of HBase as
> far as I can tell are:
>
> 1) Tighter integration with Hadoop, making it easier to run M/R for
> reporting and analytics
> 2) Better caching layer
>
> Cassandra's thrift API seems a little more fleshed out to me, and
> Facebook and Twitter give it a strong stamp of approval.
>
> Read performance is a major concern in our case. Can anyone lend a
> hand in this debate? It seems difficult to me because there are likely
> few people who have done significant implementations in both, but any
> help is much appreciated.
>
> Thanks so much.
>
> -Adam
>
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