What ScyllaDB Is and Why You Should Care
If you didn’t know, now you know
A long time ago, databases meant SQL. SQL databases like MySQL or Oracle were synonymous with building any system that needs to serve data to its users.
It was a much simpler time. Most of the applications had a low volume of data and almost no scalability issues. And most importantly, there was no concept of big data at all!
Things have changed over time. With the rise of the internet and the era of Big Data, database technologies have also evolved by leaps and bounds. Along with SQL databases, we have NoSQL databases and different types of them — from key-value stores to time series databases.
Today, we will tell you a short tale of a NoSQL database that is tremendously performant, but you’ve probably never heard of it.
Enter ScyllaDB.
Wait, What Is ScyllaDB Again?
ScyllaDB (generally pronounced as see-la) is an open source, column-oriented, NoSQL database. It can handle a huge volume of data in real time, with a very high throughput. In many cases, ScyllaDB can replace Apache Cassandra (a widely used NoSQL database) seamlessly as it is fully compatible with it.