Ya mapreduce is a framework. It may use a database.
Facebook uses cloud database, which uses map reduce framework.



On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 6:56 AM, Akshata Sharma
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> MapReduce is not a db, its an framework right?
>
> On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 7:20 PM, Akshay Rastogi <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Fb dont use relational dbs for sure.. they use MapReduce
>> On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 7:14 PM, Akshata Sharma <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Also, is the database they use relational database? or is it cloud DB?
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 7:09 PM, Akshata Sharma
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> How facebook stores all the user information? I am talking in terms of
>>>> scalability, their spread servers, and how the friend information, common
>>>> friends, etc is stored for a user? Can someone give me some explanation
>>>> about this?
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