Comments on: Is the traditional relational database dead? http://www.callum-macdonald.com/2007/09/21/is-the-traditional-relational-database-dead/ Callum's musings on the world at large... Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:43:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Callum http://www.callum-macdonald.com/2007/09/21/is-the-traditional-relational-database-dead/#comment-28315 Callum Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:24:39 +0000 http://www.callum-macdonald.com/2007/09/21/is-the-traditional-relational-database-dead/#comment-28315 This is an old post, but if I remember correctly, the article was proposing that relational databases are losing favour in large scale applications. Sure, the relational databases are still popular, but they're being increasingly used in new ways (sharded data for example) and new systems are being created for specific applications. The one-size-fits all relational database is no longer the power house it once was. :) This is an old post, but if I remember correctly, the article was proposing that relational databases are losing favour in large scale applications. Sure, the relational databases are still popular, but they’re being increasingly used in new ways (sharded data for example) and new systems are being created for specific applications. The one-size-fits all relational database is no longer the power house it once was. :)

]]> By: Danny Lieberman http://www.callum-macdonald.com/2007/09/21/is-the-traditional-relational-database-dead/#comment-28314 Danny Lieberman Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:30:44 +0000 http://www.callum-macdonald.com/2007/09/21/is-the-traditional-relational-database-dead/#comment-28314 I hardly think so - look at how well the Open Source databases (mySQL, Postresql) and Closed Source databases (Oracle and Microsoft) are doing. However - there are definitely applications where a different approach is a better fit - take a look at the data model used in Google App Engine - BigTable. my 2c Danny I hardly think so - look at how well the Open Source databases (mySQL, Postresql) and Closed Source databases (Oracle and Microsoft) are doing.

However - there are definitely applications where a different approach is a better fit - take a look at the data model used in Google App Engine - BigTable.

my 2c
Danny

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