PA195 NoSQL Databases

Faculty of Informatics
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. David Novák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Eva Hladká, Ph.D.
Department of Computer Systems and Communications – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: prof. Ing. Pavel Zezula, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Computer Systems and Communications – Faculty of Informatics
Timetable
Wed 14:00–15:50 B410
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PB154 Database Systems
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course covers: 1) the principles behind the NoSQL databases, such as chapters from modern distributed database theory, P2P indexing or the MapReduce programming model; 2) architectures and common features of the main types of NoSQL databases (key-value stores, document databases, column-family stores, graph databases); 3) detailed description of selected NoSQL database systems including practical experience.
Syllabus
  • Why NoSQL, Principles, Taxonomy.
  • Distribution Models, Consistency in Distributed Databases.
  • MapReduce + Hadoop.
  • Key-Value Stores, practical experience with Riak.
  • Document Databases, practical experience with MongoDB.
  • Column-family Stores, practical experience with Cassandra/HBase.
  • Graph Databases, practical experience with Neo4J.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • SADALAGE, Pramod J. and Martin FOWLER. NoSQL distilled : a brief guide to the emerging world of polyglot persistence. Upper Saddle River: Addison-Wesley, 2013, xix, 164. ISBN 9780321826626. info
  • Professional NoSQL. Edited by Shashank Tiwari. Indianapolis, Ind.: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2011, xxi, 361 p. ISBN 9781118167816. info
Teaching methods
Lectures with slides + practical demonstrations. One invited talk given by an external expert. The course is given in English.
Assessment methods
Requirements for successful completion are: attendance at the lectures (max 3 unexcused absences), and successful completion of homeworks (practical experience with several NoSQL database systems).
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://disa.fi.muni.cz/david-novak/teaching/pa195-nosql-databases/
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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