[dba-SQLServer] [AccessD] MySQL

 > Good question. I don't know, to be honest, but I get the sense that most of the momentum these 
days are in nosql databases.

Well, let's say most of the *noise* is in those databases.  And that is a good thing because the 
environment that requires those kinds of databases was under served.

Notice however that the makers of those databases make no claim that they replace sql based 
databases.  What they always say is that SQL databases don't do a good job of handling their 
requirements.

I don't have the time to do a thorough evaluation of the nosql databases but from my reading they 
are a poor or even nonexistent fit for the things I do.

John W. Colby
www.ColbyConsulting.com

On 9/19/2011 11:38 AM, Hans-Christian Andersen wrote:
> John,
>
> Good question. I don't know, to be honest, but I get the sense that most of
> the momentum these days are in nosql databases.
>
> Hans-Christian
>
>
>
> On 19 September 2011 07:28, jwcolby<jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com>  wrote:
>
>> So what is the real deal with MySQL community version?  Is it still
>> maintained and advanced by the open source development community?  Is it a
>> dead end?  Is MariaDB the replacement going forward?
>>
>>
>> John W. Colby
>> www.ColbyConsulting.com
>>
>> On 9/19/2011 5:31 AM, Hans-Christian Andersen wrote:
>>
>>> Arthur,
>>>
>>> Have a look at MariaDB. It's basically a version of MySQL which is
>>> maintained and developed by Monty&   co and, quite frankly, is better in
>>> many
>>> ways, as they have the freedom to advance the database in ways that the
>>> MySQL devs at Oracle are just not able to.
>>>
>>>
>>> Hans-Christian