Hi, Mike. On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 5:46 PM, Mike Oxford <moxf...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I thought I understood Riak, then I ran across the fact that riak_core was > split out separately. > When would you use riak_core that you wouldn't use Riak? Good question. Riak Core is the distributed systems center that Riak is built around. Riak Core is not a standalone database, and in fact by itself it doesn't do data storage or even much of anything at all from the point of view of a client application. You use Riak to store, query, and retrieve your data. You use Riak Core to build something shaped a bit like Riak. Another way of looking at this is that Riak Core is a bit more abstract, providing mechanisms for techniques such as vector clocks, gossip, and other useful parts of the servers in a robust and scalable system. Riak, the database, builds on that core by adding a client-facing storage and retrieval protocol, storage engines for placing data on disk, and so on. I hope that this helps to clarify matters. If not, or even if you just have additional questions, please ask. Best regards, -Justin _______________________________________________ riak-users mailing list riak-users@lists.basho.com http://lists.basho.com/mailman/listinfo/riak-users_lists.basho.com
