[dba-SQLServer] [AccessD] MySQL

As a semi-retired person, I have time to investigate such things, and while
not claiming expertise in this particular (NoSQL) area, I have done some
investigation. My conclusions:

1) this is NOT for transactional databases (with ACID etc.)
2) this is a superb solution for Web-based dbs (i.e. lots of text-pages, and
potentially millions of simultaneous hits

On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 11:38 AM, Hans-Christian Andersen <ha at phulse.com>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
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 17 September 2011 18:52, Arthur Fuller<fuller.artful at gmail.com**>
> >>  wrote:
> >>
> >>  There are some nice things about MySQL but on the other hand I
> definitely
> >>> do
> >>> not like where Oracle is going with this puppy since its acquisition of
> >>> Sun
> >>> and by inheritance MySQL. I'm still on the fence about these
> >>> developments,
> >>> but quite frankly I am leaning against Oracle on all these
> transmutations
> >>> of
> >>> what was originally a simple, straightforward approach. At last
> >>> recollection, Monty has departed, and with him, I fear, has the guiding
> >>> vision of this product.
> >>>
> >>> Frankly, I am all over the place on where next to go: I look at Mongo
> and
> >>> see it exquisite for web-apps but not for OLTP situations. I look at
> >>> PostGreSQL and think it's got a bunch of things right. I look at Oracle
> >>> and
> >>> MS-SQL and think they have some things right as well. I frankly do not
> >>> have
> >>> any clue into which basket to toss my next eggs.
> >>>
> >>> Arthur
> >>>
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