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Part 2

Database patterns

Part 2 covers three main areas: legacy database patterns (which most solution

architects are familiar with), NoSQL patterns, and native XML databases.
Chapter 3 reviews legacy SQL patterns associated with relational and data
warehouse databases. If you're already familiar with online transactional process-
ing ( OLTP ), online analytical processing ( OLAP ), and the concepts used in dis-
tributed revision control systems, you can skim this chapter.
Chapter 4 introduces and describes the new NoSQL patterns. You'll learn
about key-value stores, graph stores, column family stores, and document stores.
This chapter should be read carefully, as it'll be referenced throughout the text.
Chapter 5 looks at patterns that are unique to native XML databases and stan-
dards-driven systems. These databases are important in areas such as govern-
ment, health care, finance, publishing, integration, and document search. If
you're not concerned with portability, standards, and markup languages, you
can skim this chapter.