The book is an interesting heads-up on databases being used on different fields throughout the world.
What to use? Where? And how does that affects developers?
Choosing a database is perhaps one of the most important architectural decisions a developer can make. In that regard, I'd like to recommend a very interesting book that addresses some of that discussion: Seven Databases in Seven Weeks, 2nd Edition.
Why you should read this book
Because the book:- provides practical and conceptual introductions to Redis, Neo4J, CouchDB, MongoDB, HBase, PostgreSQL, and DynamoDB
- introduces you to different technologies encouraging you to run your own experiences
- revises important topics like the CAP Theorem
- will give you an overview of what’s out there so you can choose the best tool for the job
- explore some cutting-edge databases available - from a traditional relational database to newer NoSQL approaches
- and make informed decisions about challenging data storage problems
- tackle a real-world problem that highlights the concepts and features that make it shine