jwcolby
jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Sat Oct 15 23:08:03 CDT 2011
I'll buy one of these next month to host my shiny new NOSQL database. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/10/11/oak_ridge_cray_nvidia_titan/print.html Is this enough power for what I am doing? I assume it will run Hadoop? Can I buy a nuke power plant to go with it? Will it (and the nuke plant) fit in my basement? How many years will it take to port my app? ;) John W. Colby Colby Consulting Reality is what refuses to go away when you do not believe in it > On 10/15/2011 2:47 AM, Hans-Christian Andersen wrote: >> >> >> To be more accurate, NoSQL is intended to be a solution for companies that are expecting rapid >> growth and cannot rely on vertical scaling alone in order to keep up with demands on resources. >> >> Trust me, John, if you are in a situation like this, no amount of memory, cpu or compression can >> save you. It's not nonsense, just because it doesn't apply to you. :) >> >> - Hans