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Old 12th June 2012
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Originally Posted by Carpetsmoker View Post
...but they're designed for very different environments.
It would be more accurate to say that they are designed for very different expectations.

Relational database take data integrity issues very seriously -- even in environments with high volatility. The result is that consistency & replication needs can make big iron hardware a necessity. The NoSQL databases can relax the integrity requirements making lesser hardware a possibility.
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