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Can the caching mechanism used in HBase be replaced with a different Caching product such as Memcache, Gemfire, GridGain etc. ?

Skydragon
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    I don't see the benefit of "replacing" the caching. If you want to put a cache in front of HBase, that might be reasonable. Which do you mean? And what use case are you thinking of? – David May 04 '12 at 22:51

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HBase is very different from something like GridGain. Columnar mini-database (no transactions, etc.) vs. fully transactional in-memory data platform. Different goals, different approaches.

Replacing is probably right approach IF you have a proper use case.

Nikita Ivanov
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  • Thanks guys, I found the replacing the cache is not worth it, I am better of putting a cache in front of it. – Skydragon Aug 16 '12 at 19:31