[Discuss] No-SQL Database Recommendation?

[markw at mohawksoft.com (markw at mohawksoft.com)]

> On 1/11/2015 4:26 PM, markw at mohawksoft.com wrote:
>> This is absolutely wrong. A simple key/value table in SQL is perfectly
>> fine. Why would anyone assert otherwise? The fact that you *can* use it
>> as
>> a relation is beside the point.
>
> As an aside...
>
> I don't mean key/value data. I mean N-dimensional data where N > 2.
> Medical records are (can be) a relatively simple example of
> 3-dimensional data: they cover patient information over time. Sparse
> array databases were developed specifically because these kinds of data
> don't fit into tables.
>
> My assertion stands: trying to shoe-horn non-relational data into a
> relational database is foolish.

As long as the "relational" refers to your database schema and not the
underlying technology or access API, I can agree.
>
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> Rich P.
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