Let's list the major differences between relational databases and HBase:
Relational databases |
HBase |
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Uses tables as databases |
Uses regions as databases |
File systems supported are FAT, NTFS, and EXT |
File system supported is HDFS |
The technique used to store logs is commit logs | |
The reference system used is coordinate system |
The reference system used is ZooKeeper |
Uses the primary key |
Uses the row key |
Partitioning is supported |
Sharding is supported |
Use of rows, columns, and cells |
Use of rows, column families, columns, and cells |
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