ArangoDB

! the multi-purpose NoSQL Database
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www.arangodb.org

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Why did we start ArangoDB?
How should an ideal multi-purpose database look like?
Is it already out there?
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‣ Second Generation NoSQL DB
‣ Unique feature set
‣ Solves some problems of other NoSQL DBs
‣ Greenfield project
‣ Experienced team building NoSQL DBs for more than 10 years 2

Main Features
‣ Open source and free
ArangoDB is available under the Apache 2 licence.

‣ Multi model database
Model your data using flexible combinations of key-value pairs, documents and graphs.

‣ Convenient querying
AQL is a declarative query language similar to SQL. Other options are REST and querying by example.

‣ Extendable through JS
No language zoo: you can use one language from your browser to your back-end.

‣ High performance & space efficiency
ArangoDB is fast and takes less space than other nosql databases ‣ Easy to use
Up and running in seconds, administer ArangoDB using its graphical user interface.

‣ Started in Sep 2011
‣ Version 1.0 in Sep 2012

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‣ Actual: Version 1.4
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Multi Database Suport

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Foxx API Framework

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Master/Slave Replication
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Free and Open Source
‣ Apache 2 License
The Apache License is recognised by the Open Source Initiative as a popular and widely deployed licence with a strong community. All of The Apache Software Foundation’s projects, including the Apache HTTP
Server project whose software powers more than half of the Internet’s web servers, use this licence.

‣ On Github
Community can report issues, participate and improve ArangoDB with just a few mouse clicks.

‣ Do what you want with it
You can even use ArangoDB in your commercial projects for free. Just leave the disclaimer intact.

‣ ... and don‘t pay a dime! that is, unless you want to support this great project :-)

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Multi model database
Key/Value Store

Document Store

Graph Database

Source: Andrew Carol

Polyglot