> Seems reasonable, but what is a CAP database?
Database based around the CAP theorem[1]. Cassandra, Dynamo,
Hypertable, etc.
For us, the equation is: CAD, as in Consistency, Availability,
Durability. Pick any two, at best. But it's a very similar bag of
issues as the ones CAP addresses.
[1]http://www.julianbrowne.com/article/viewer/brewers-cap-theorem
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