The NoSQL Partition Tolerance Myth

partition-oblivious partition-tolerant fault-tolerance March 07, 2013 at 02:10 PM Emin Gün Sirer
A number of NoSQL vendors are trying to repackage partition obliviousness as if it were partition tolerance. I define the terms, illustrate the differences, and bust three myths related to partition tolerance.

What is NoSQL and is it pornography?

nosql definition February 14, 2013 at 08:24 AM Emin Gün Sirer
We have a huge, emerging industry called NoSQL, and yet there is no proper definition of what it is. This post identifies the problem and proposes a constructive, useful definition.

HyperDex now with Ruby, Mac OSX and CentOS support

hyperdex release February 12, 2013 at 04:17 PM Emin Gün Sirer
HyperDex 1.0RC3 offers support for Ruby, OSX and CentOS.

The Principled Documentation Manifesto

commandments February 11, 2013 at 07:20 AM Emin Gün Sirer
This manifesto defines some commandments on how to document systems software.

When PR says No but Engineering says Yes

mongo broken February 07, 2013 at 02:37 PM Emin Gün Sirer
MongoDB is really broken when it comes to fault-tolerance.

Introducing HyperDex Warp: ACID Transactions for NoSQL

hyperdex warp fast February 05, 2013 at 06:21 PM Emin Gün Sirer
HyperDex Warp brings multi-object ACID transactions to NoSQL

When Data is Worthless

mongo February 03, 2013 at 10:32 AM Emin Gün Sirer
MongoDB may be a bad choice even when you can afford to lose some data.

Broken by Design: MongoDB Fault Tolerance

mongo nosql fault-tolerance bolt-on engineering broken January 29, 2013 at 02:15 PM Emin Gün Sirer
MongoDB claims that it provides fault-tolerance. In this note, I explain why and how it falls short.

Introduction

introduction philosophy meta January 17, 2013 at 09:57 PM Emin Gün Sirer
Why a blog on distributed systems for everyday developers.