Oracle NoSQL Database Compared to HBase

It is important to be aware that there are no standards in the NoSQL database technology space at this time. Each NoSQL product is implemented differently, sometimes very differently, often attempting to address different kinds of data management requirements and priorities. All of the NoSQL databases share certain characteristics, such as automatically sharded/partitioned data, horizontal data distribution, flexible schemas, high availability via replication and integration with Hadoop. However, each NoSQL database provides this functionality in different ways, and includes a variety of features primarily indicative of the technical problem set that they are trying to solve and their level of maturity. It is often best to understand the application’s technical requirements first and match that with a NoSQL database that best addresses those needs. In fact, most customers do not chose a single NoSQL database solution – they chose the solution that best addresses the problem being solved – and commonly end up using more than one NoSQL database.