diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index d7145722..3fb7f93b 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1136,3 +1136,31 @@ Wide column stores offer high availability and high scalability. They are often * [Bigtable architecture](http://www.read.seas.harvard.edu/~kohler/class/cs239-w08/chang06bigtable.pdf) * [HBase architecture](https://www.mapr.com/blog/in-depth-look-hbase-architecture) * [Cassandra architecture](http://docs.datastax.com/en/archived/cassandra/2.0/cassandra/architecture/architectureIntro_c.html) + +#### Graph database + +

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+ Source: Graph database +

+ +> Abstraction: graph + +In a graph database, each node is a record and each arc is a relationship between two nodes. Graph databases are optimized to represent complex relationships with many foreign keys or many-to-many relationships. + +Graphs databases offer high performance for data models with complex relationships, such as a social network. They are relatively new and are not yet widely-used; it might be more difficult to find development tools and resources. Many graphs can only be accessed with [REST APIs](#representational-state-transfer-rest). + +##### Source(s) and further reading: graph + +* [Graph database](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graph_database) +* [Neo4j](https://neo4j.com/) +* [FlockDB](https://blog.twitter.com/2010/introducing-flockdb) + +#### Source(s) and further reading: NoSQL + +* [Explanation of base terminology](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3342497/explanation-of-base-terminology) +* [NoSQL databases a survey and decision guidance](https://medium.com/baqend-blog/nosql-databases-a-survey-and-decision-guidance-ea7823a822d#.wskogqenq) +* [Scalability](http://www.lecloud.net/post/7994751381/scalability-for-dummies-part-2-database) +* [Introduction to NoSQL](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI_g07C_Q5I) +* [NoSQL patterns](http://horicky.blogspot.com/2009/11/nosql-patterns.html)