Chapter 11. Serving layer: Illustration

This chapter covers

  • ElephantDB as an example of a serving layer database
  • Architecture of ElephantDB
  • Drawbacks of ElephantDB
  • Using ElephantDB for SuperWebAnalytics.com

Having covered the requirements of the serving layer, we can now consider an example of a database built specifically for use as a serving layer database. As with all the illustration chapters, no new theory is introduced in this chapter; it instead serves to map the concepts you’ve learned to the nuts and bolts of real tooling.

We’ve mentioned that the available tooling for the serving layer lags behind the ideal possibilities, and that fact will be evident as you build the serving layer for SuperWebAnalytics.com. You’ll learn to ...

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