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  1. My Life With Hbase by Lars George. The hardscabble tale of Hbase's growth from infancy to maturity. A very good introduction and overview of Hbase.
  2. NoSQL Alternatives -- Common Principles and Patterns for Building Scalable Applications. Explore the common principles behind the major NOSQL alternatives and how they compared with traditional database approach in terms of consistency, transaction and query semantics. We will also explore how we can make the transition between the two models smoothers through the support of standard interfaces such as JPA.
  3. Moore’s Law: The Future of Cloud Computing from the Bottom Up. Will Intel's 48 mega core chip change the world or be just another Spruce Goose?
  4. Rent or Own: Amazon EC2 vs. Colocation Comparison for Hadoop Clusters. It's much cheaper to own when you have a large relatively fixed size cluster and can find really cheap labor to maintain it all.
  5. A cloud in a plug - brilliant. A tiny, low-power, low-cost home server and NAS device powered by Tonido software that allows you to access your apps, files, music and media from anywhere.
  6. Seeking A Database That Doesn't Suck by Pixy Misa. Quick recap of databases that suck - or at least, suck for my purposes - and some that I'm still investigating.


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