Simple DB is a highly scalable, simple-to-use, and inexpensive database in the cloud from Amazon Web Services. But in order to use Simple DB, you really have to change your mindset. This isn’t a traditional relational database; in fact it’s not relational at all. For developers who have experience working with relational databases, this may lead to misconceptions as to how Simple DB works.This practical book aims to address your preconceptions on how Simple DB will work for you. You will be quickly led through the differences between relational databases and Simple DB, and the implications of using Simple DB. Throughout this book, there is an emphasis on demonstrating key concepts with practical examples for Java, PHP, and Python developers.You will be introduced to this massively scalable schema-less key-value data store: what it is, how it works, and why it is such a game-changer. You will then explore the basic functionality offered by Simple DB including querying, code samples, and a lot more. This book will help you deploy services outside the Amazon cloud and access them from any web host.You will see how Simple DB gives you the freedom to focus on application development. As you work through this book you will be able to optimize the performance of your applications using parallel operations, caching with memcache, asynchronous operations, and more.
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