Insights from paper — Bigtable: A Distributed Storage System for Structured Data

Bigtable isn't just another footnote in Google's lineup. It dominates the data landscape, wrangling petabytes like a charm. Built for atomic row operations and sly tablet splits. Plus, it’s backed by Chubby’s fault-tolerance magic. Picture it as a NoSQL and relational database crossbreed with the flexibility of a gymnast on a caffeine high. Supports MapReduce but don’t hold your breath for full SQL flair.