> Also, Cassandra is great for writes but not as optimized for reads. From cassandra 1.0 read throughout on a par with writes http://www.datastax.com/dev/blog/whats-new-in-cassandra-1-0-performance
You milage may vary depending on the workload. Cheers ----------------- Aaron Morton Freelance Developer @aaronmorton http://www.thelastpickle.com On 20/09/2012, at 3:08 AM, Michael Kjellman <mkjell...@barracuda.com> wrote: > If I were you I would look into ElasticSearch unless you are okay updating > the search cache very infrequently. > > I tried Solandra vs ElasticSearch in our use case and there was no contest. > > Also, Cassandra is great for writes but not as optimized for reads. Honestly, > it all depends on your use case and what brand of Lucine depends on it. > > I would benchmark it and see what sticks. > > On Sep 19, 2012, at 5:28 AM, "Roshni Rajagopal" > <roshni_rajago...@hotmail.com<mailto:roshni_rajago...@hotmail.com>> wrote: > > Hi, > > Im new to Solr, and I hear that Solr is a great tool for improving search > performance > Im unsure whether Solr or DSE Search is a must for all cassandra deployments > > 1. For performance - I thought cassandra had great read & write performance. > When should solr be used ? > Taking the following use cases for cassandra from the datastax FAQ page, in > which cases would Solr be useful, and whether for all? > > * Time series data management > * High-velocity device data ingestion and analysis > * Media streaming (e.g., music, movies) > * Social media input and analysis > * Online web retail (e.g., shopping carts, user transactions) > * Web log management / analysis > * Web click-stream analysis > * Real-time data analytics > * Online gaming (e.g., real-time messaging) > * Write-intensive transaction systems > * Buyer event analytics > * Risk analysis and management > > 2. what changes to cassandra data modeling does Solr bring? We have some > guidelines & best practices around cassandra data modeling. > Is Solr so powerful, that it does not matter how data is modelled in > cassandra? Are there different best practices for cassandra data modeling > when Solr is in the picture? > Is this something we should keep in mind while modeling for cassandra today- > that it should be good to be used via Solr in future? > > 3. Does Solr come with any drawbacks like its not real time ? > > I can & should read the manual, but it will be great if someone can explain > at a high level. > > Thank you! > > > Regards, > Roshni > > 'Like' us on Facebook for exclusive content and other resources on all > Barracuda Networks solutions. > Visit http://barracudanetworks.com/facebook > >
