Seven NoSQL Databases in a Week

A beginner's guide to get you up and running with Cassandra DynamoDB HBase InfluxDB MongoDB Neo4j and RedisKey FeaturesCovers the basics of 7 NoSQL databases and how they are used in the enterprisesQuick introduction to MongoDB DynamoDB Redis Cassandra Neo4j InfluxDB and HBaseIncludes effective techniques for database querying and managementBook DescriptionThis is the golden age of open source NoSQL databases. With enterprises having to work with large amounts of unstructured data and moving away from expensive monolithic architecture the adoption of NoSQL databases is rapidly increasing. Being familiar with the popular NoSQL databases and knowing how to use them is a must for budding DBAs and developers.This book introduces you to the different types of NoSQL databases and gets you started with seven of the most popular NoSQL databases used by enterprises today. We start off with a brief overview of what NoSQL databases are followed by an explanation of why and when to use them. The book then covers the seven most popular databases in each of these categories: MongoDB Amazon DynamoDB Redis HBase Cassandra InfluxDB and Neo4j. The book doesn't go into too much detail about each database but teachesyou enough to get started with them.By the end of this book you will have a thorough understanding of the different NoSQL databases and their functionalities empowering you to select and use the rightdatabase according to your needs.What you will learnUnderstand how MongoDB provides high-performance high-availability and automatic scalingInteract with your Neo4j instances via database queries Python scripts and Java application codeGet familiar with common querying and programming methods to interact with RedisStudy the different types of problems Cassandra can solveWork with HBase components to support common operations such as creating tables and reading/writing dataDiscover data models and work with CRUD operations using DynamoDBDiscover what makes InfluxDB a great choice for working withtime-series dataWho this book is forIf you are a budding DBA or a developer who wants to get started with the fundamentals of NoSQL databases this book is for you. Relational DBAs who want to get insights into the various offerings of popular NoSQL databases will also find this book to be very useful.About the AuthorXun (Brian) Wu has more than 17 years of extensive hands-on design and development experience with blockchain big data cloud UI and systems infrastructure. He has coauthored a number of books including Seven NoSQL Databases in a Week Blockchain by Example Hyperledger Cookbook Learning Ethereum and Blockchain Quick Start Guide. He has been a technical reviewer on more than 50 technical books for Packt Publishing. He serves as a board adviser for several blockchain start-ups and owns several patents on blockchain. Brian also holds an NJIT computer science M.Sc degree. He lives in New Jersey with his two beautiful daughters Bridget and Charlotte.Aaron Ploetz is the NoSQL Engineering Lead for Target where his DevOps team supports Cassandra MongoDB and Neo4j. He has been named a DataStax MVP for Apache Cassandra three times and has presented at multiple events including the DataStax Summit and Data Day Texas. Aaron earned a BS in Management/Computer Systems from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and an MS in Software Engineering from Regis University. He and his wife Coriene live with their three children in the Twin Cities area.