Techincal article comparing popular indexing algorithms between RDBMS, data grid (Oracle Coherence) and full text search engine (Lucene).
Full text of article is available at GridDynamics blog - http://blog.griddynamics.com/2011/04/indexes-rdbms-vs-coherence-vs-lucene.html
Most people are familiar with concept of “index” in SQL database. But indexes are widely used far beyond relational databases. There are even dedicated products, like search engines, which are specializing in indexing of data stored elsewhere. This article will give a high level comparison of capabilities and performance aspects of typical indexes in three different types of technologies: SQL database, in-memory-data-grid (Oracle Coherence) and full text search engine (Apache Lucene).
Full text of article is available at GridDynamics blog - http://blog.griddynamics.com/2011/04/indexes-rdbms-vs-coherence-vs-lucene.html
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Hi Alex, it is a very interesting article. Is test code that you use open-sourced? Would it be possible for me to get a copy of the code since I am interested in looking into what HW features could help speeding up the indexing and query.
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