AsterixDB

AsterixDB is a BDMS (Big Data Management System) with a rich feature set that sets it apart from other Big Data platforms. Its feature set makes it well-suited to modern needs such as web data warehousing and social data storage and analysis. AsterixDB has:

• A semistructured NoSQL style data model (ADM) resulting from extending JSON with object database ideas
• An expressive and declarative query language (AQL) that supports a broad range of queries and analysis over semistructured data
• A parallel runtime query execution engine, Hyracks, that has been scale-tested on up to 1000+ cores and 500+ disks
• Partitioned LSM-based data storage and indexing to support efficient ingestion and management of semistructured data
• Support for query access to externally stored data (e.g., data in HDFS) as well as to data stored natively by AsterixDB
• A rich set of primitive data types, including spatial and temporal data in addition to integer, floating point, and textual data
• Secondary indexing options that include B+ trees, R trees, and inverted keyword (exact and fuzzy) index types
• Support for fuzzy and spatial queries as well as for more traditional parametric queries
• Basic transactional (concurrency and recovery) capabilities akin to those of a NoSQL store

Disclaimer

Apache AsterixDB is an effort undergoing incubation at The Apache Software Foundation (ASF), sponsored by the Apache incubator. Incubation is required of all newly accepted projects until a further review indicates that the infrastructure, communications, and decision making process have stabilized in a manner consistent with other successful ASF projects. While incubation status is not necessarily a reflection of the completeness or stability of the code, it does indicate that the project has yet to be fully endorsed by the ASF.