NoSQL: Dealing With JVM Limitations in Apache Cassandra

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Dealing With JVM Limitations in Apache Cassandra

A couple of most notable NoSQL databases targeting large scalable systems are written in Java: Cassandra, HBase, BigCouch. Then there's also Hadoop. Plus a series of caching and data grid solutions like Terracotta, Gigaspaces. They are all facing the same challenge: tuning the JVM garbage collector for predictable latency and throughput.

tags:cassandra,hbase,hadoop,bigcouch,terracotta,gigaspaces,jvm,gc

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