jimmy
jimmy

Reputation: 515

How not having the ACID properties of a Relational database helps Non-relational database perform better?

I've read that some databases sacrifices ACID properties to have a better performance and scalibility.

Why not having the ACID properties helps a database having a better performance and scalibility across multiple servers?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 39

Answers (1)

NickW
NickW

Reputation: 9768

Because doing anything requires time and resources so not having to enforce ACID compliance takes less time and fewer resources

Upvotes: 2

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