September 2011
2 posts
SQL Server to discontinue support for OLE-DB →
ODBC was first created in 1992 as a generic set of standards for providing access to a wide range of data platforms using a standard interface. ODBC used to be a common interface for accessing…
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The Four Hundred--EnterpriseDB Sets Sights on... →
Big Data innovation marches on →
With IBM intending to acquire Netezza the predicted consolidation in the distributed analytics market is well underway. Recent deals include EMC/Greenplum Teradata/Kickfire and now…
Transaction Processing in the Cloud →
While this paper has been out for a while I was reminded about it yesterday. It is a great read for anyone considering locating their applications and/or data in the cloud. An…
Microsoft FlashStore →
There is a lot of research being done currently around optimizing DBMS storage layers for Flash based devices. And many seem to be coming to the same conclusions, especially in relation to the…
Was Stonebraker right? →
Back in 2008 Stonebraker & DeWitt published a paper and associated blog post titled “MapReduce: A major step backwards”. Their key points being Map Reduce is:
A giant step backward in…
HP Sues Hurd For Accepting Oracle Co-President... →
VLDB 2010 →
I will be at VLDB 2010 next week. If anyone on this blog is attending and wants to catch up to discuss start ups and innovation in DB, NoSQL, Big Data etc drop me a line and I will try to…
August 2010
1 post
RockSolid →
I have had another long hiatus from blogging, again due to my availability. This time I have been working hard with Red Rock to take their RockSolid Product and DBA Out-Task services…
May 2010
5 posts
Optus one-ups Telstra in iPad stakes →
Re: MongoDB 30,000 downloads a month? →
Thanks I did see this come out after I wrote this post. Good to see clarification. Sent from my BlackBerry® from Optus
Re: Pure readies launch of portable Internet... →
I have the Pure Evoke Flow and it is great. I just plugged it it and it worked without issue over wireless LAN. 15,000 stations, all the ones I was hoping to find were listed. For something which…
Riptano for Cassandra →
Cassandra is one of the most interesting NoSQL platforms at the moment. And by most interesting what I really mean is the most clearly justifiable. Some NoSQL platforms offer new data…
Re: Ingres Vectorwise smokes it! →
Not as far as I am aware. Sent from my BlackBerry® from Optus
April 2010
7 posts
Ingres Vectorwise smokes it! →
I work in all markets of the database industry, from web & startup through the largest and most established enterprises. And to be completely honest, the name Ingres has not come up in…
DBMS Musings: Problems with CAP, and Yahoo’s... →
Cassandra support from Riptano →
MongoDB 30,000 downloads a month? →
Image by Cesar Rodas via FlickrWhile I have written about NoSQL generating a lot of buzz recently I have also written that when compared with the activity that is occurring day in,…
Oracle drops top architect into MySQL skeptic zone →
NoSQL Buzz →
I have noticed a definite increase in NoSQL buzz over the last few months. This is partly confirmed by Google Trends, this service shows data relating to how search topics rank:
…
Microsoft outsources IT to Infosys →
What happens when Infosys have an issue with a Microsoft product? Possible infinite loop.
March 2010
11 posts
Red Gate acquires HyperBac →
Where did all of the MySQL Developers Go? →
Re: Should MongoDB Use SQL as a Query Language? →
(do I have to write LOL above for people to know I am speaking tongue-in-cheek?)
Re: Should MongoDB Use SQL as a Query Language? →
Well you could support SQL…. then joins and while you are at it ACID…. ;)
Why Digg Digs Cassandra →
Investment in Relational? →
The Database Tea Party →
Rackspace Hires to Align With MySQL Offshoot →
Investment in Relational? →
I have noticed a sharp change of focus in venture funding for data orientated companies over the last six months. Many VCs have lost some interest in funding data start ups that are doing anything…
Ingres to Move VectorWise Tech to Beta Next Month →
20 Reasons Why Oracle is the World's Largest Open... →
February 2010
8 posts
Re: Some Initial Thoughts on Oracle Exadata V2 →
Hey I don’t mind posting! Happy for you to post some detail about why you feel XtremeData is doing better than Exadata (but slogans with links won’t impress the audience here I think).
Re: Some Initial Thoughts on Oracle Exadata V2 →
Hi John, I appreciate you’re proud of your product but your comments are bordering on spam. I have deleted the other one, you might want to rethink this marketing strategy.
Microsoft SQL Server Most Used Database in... →
Re: http://www.bainnotes.com/post/370269845 →
I can’t think of many running NEC in the data center, so not sure how well this will work out for them.
The First International Workshop on Graph... →
Netezza teams up with NEC to battle Oracle →
“NEC will build database machine using Netezza software”
Oracle database can be hacked remotely: researcher →
This particular researcher was apparently motivated by Oracle’s “unbreakable” tag line. Of course, all software (particularly commerical software) is subject to bugs/issues/security flaws due to the vast scale and complexity of the code bases and the number of developers in the teams.
Data-based snooping — a huge threat to liberty... →
January 2010
22 posts
The MySQL site has the Oracle logo in the footer -... →
What is Big Data? →
Image by Aranda\Lasch via FlickrOne of my favorite terms at the moment is “Big Data”. While all terms are by nature subjective, in this post I will try and explain what Big Data…
Why I Don’t Check Voicemail Anymore →
The 19 most complex and dangerous roads in the... →
The Guoliang Tunnel Road looks amazing.
Roger Ehrenberg (@infoarbitrage) Raising VC Fund... →
“Actually Larry, you couldn’t be more wrong. DB2 pureScale supports up to 128...”
– Conor O’Mahony
Sybase Joins In-memory Database Fray →
Not the best day to put this out with all the Oracle (& iPad) news
“Jonathan Schwartz is off (looks like he didn’t want to stay for the whole...”
– Jonathan Schwartz’s Blog: Where Life Takes Me Next…
Top Gear's Stig prowls Loch Ness →
Netezza Rolls Out Entry-Level Data Warehouse... →
Entry-level & $125,000 price tag, two phrases that don’t usually go together. I guess this could be entry level if you are using other more expensive Netezza appliances, but I don’t think it is entry level across the data warehouse market in general.