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System Properties Comparison DataFS vs. Microsoft Azure AI Search

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NameDataFS  Xexclude from comparisonMicrosoft Azure AI Search  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionAll data is stored inside objects which are linked by so-called link attributes. Objects consist of classes which can be extended and de-extended at runtime. Graphs can be defined with a struct.Search-as-a-service for web and mobile app development
Primary database modelObject oriented DBMSSearch engine
Secondary database modelsGraph DBMSVector DBMS
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Score0.00
Rank#385  Overall
#21  Object oriented DBMS
Score5.28
Rank#61  Overall
#7  Search engines
Websitenewdatabase.comazure.microsoft.com/­en-us/­services/­search
Technical documentationdev.mobiland.com/­Overview.xsplearn.microsoft.com/­en-us/­azure/­search
DeveloperMobiland AGMicrosoft
Initial release20182015
Current release1.1.263, October 2022V1
License infoCommercial or Open Sourcecommercialcommercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenoyes
DBaaS offerings (sponsored links) infoDatabase as a Service

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Server operating systemsWindowshosted
Data schemeClasses, Structs, and Lists are written in proprietary DataTypeDefinitionLanguage (.dtdl) and Objects consisting of those are written in proprietary DataAccessDefinitionLanguage (.dadl)yes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyes
XML support infoSome form of processing data in XML format, e.g. support for XML data structures, and/or support for XPath, XQuery or XSLT.nono
Secondary indexesnoyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLnono
APIs and other access methods.NET Client API
Proprietary client DLL
WinRT client
RESTful HTTP API
Supported programming languages.Net
C
C#
C++
VB.Net
C#
Java
JavaScript
Python
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresno
Triggersno, except callback-events from server when changes happenedno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesProprietary Sharding systemSharding infoImplicit feature of the cloud service
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesyes infoImplicit feature of the cloud service
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDno
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.nono
User concepts infoAccess controlWindows-Profileyes infousing Azure authentication

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