Database Clusters for the Masses

grugruto writes "Cluster of databases is no more the privilege of few high-end commercial databases, open-source solutions are striking back! ObjectWeb, an Apache-like group, has announced the availability of Clustered JDBC (or C-JDBC). C-JDBC is an open-source software that implements a new concept called RAIDb (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Databases). It is simple: take a bunch of MySQL or PostgreSQL boxes, choose your RAIDb level (partitioning, replication, ...) and you obtain a scalable and fault tolerant database cluster."

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Of course, if mysql had replication worth a damn

[drinkypoo]

Then this wouldn't be so necessary. Of course this must also perform load balancing which you do not get for free with replication, but it would be nice. After all, you can always use a load balancing solution between you and the databases if your replication is actually worth using.

Re:Hehehe...

[Chainsaw]

Actually, using "echo" and "Visual Basic" (or maybe "dd" and "Perl")would be a true clusterfuck. MySQL still *is* a database, even if it doesn't support sub-selects and views just yet. Java is easily the least worst language/environment for large server applications that has to be secure and maintained for $BIGNUM years. You don't write this stuff in C++ unless you are slightly insane and/or simply dislike Java.