Comments on: The decline of the DBMS era http://dubinko.info/blog/2009/07/11/the-decline-of-the-dbms-era/ From an XML geek, a reader, a writer, a connector, a man of the people (says keep hope alive) Sat, 01 Oct 2011 16:18:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Piers Hollot http://dubinko.info/blog/2009/07/11/the-decline-of-the-dbms-era/comment-page-1/#comment-4614 Piers Hollot Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:29:16 +0000 http://dubinko.info/blog/?p=592#comment-4614 ...as well as object databases like Magma, Caché or Matisse, which have their own niche uses in intensive work-flow and real-time operation environments where speed is essential. Certainly there may be circumstances where an Oracle solution is the right one, but it always bothers me when this is treated as a given because of the ease of finding people with the appropriate certification etc. …as well as object databases like Magma, Caché or Matisse, which have their own niche uses in intensive work-flow and real-time operation environments where speed is essential. Certainly there may be circumstances where an Oracle solution is the right one, but it always bothers me when this is treated as a given because of the ease of finding people with the appropriate certification etc.

]]> By: Bob DuCharme http://dubinko.info/blog/2009/07/11/the-decline-of-the-dbms-era/comment-page-1/#comment-4611 Bob DuCharme Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:40:01 +0000 http://dubinko.info/blog/?p=592#comment-4611 It's funny when people talk about the "decline of the DBMS" as if the need for database management systems is declining. The issue is the potential decline of the RDBMS, as fewer people take for granted that relational databases are the best way to store all data because of superior alternatives for different situations: MarkLogic, RDF triplestores, SimpleDB, CouchDB, etc. A podcast by Stonebraker from MoneyTech gives an excellent overview of many of the issues: http://itc.conversationsnetwork.org/shows/detail4009.html It’s funny when people talk about the “decline of the DBMS” as if the need for database management systems is declining. The issue is the potential decline of the RDBMS, as fewer people take for granted that relational databases are the best way to store all data because of superior alternatives for different situations: MarkLogic, RDF triplestores, SimpleDB, CouchDB, etc.

A podcast by Stonebraker from MoneyTech gives an excellent overview of many of the issues: http://itc.conversationsnetwork.org/shows/detail4009.html

]]> By: Dorian Taylor http://dubinko.info/blog/2009/07/11/the-decline-of-the-dbms-era/comment-page-1/#comment-4608 Dorian Taylor Sun, 12 Jul 2009 01:30:39 +0000 http://dubinko.info/blog/?p=592#comment-4608 Stonebraker is the PostgreSQL guy, no? Isn't this kinda like hearing the news from the horse's mouth (what does that mean anyway)? Stonebraker is the PostgreSQL guy, no? Isn’t this kinda like hearing the news from the horse’s mouth (what does that mean anyway)?

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