HBase是运行在Hadoop集群上的一个数据库,与传统的数据库有严格的ACID(原子性、一致性、隔离性、持久性)要求不一样,HBase降低了这些要求从而获得更好的扩展性,它更适合存储一些非结构化和半结构化的数据。
Apache HBase is a database that runs on a Hadoop cluster. HBase is not a traditional RDBMS, as it relaxes the ACID (Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, and Durability) properties of traditional RDBMS systems in order to achieve much greater scalability. Data stored in HBase also does not need to fit into a rigid schema like with an RDBMS, making it ideal for storing unstructured or semi-structured data.