Database Clusters for the Masses

Posted by michael on Wednesday April 30, 2003 @03:15AM from the no-slashdot-isn't-using-it dept.

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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That's nice... by Usquebaugh · 2003-04-30 03:22 · Score: 0, Offtopic

...but what about my desktop? I want to run my company on xterms connected to a large cluster. Problem, nobody has yet to provide High Availability for Linux or X. Not your heartbeat type stuff or MOSIX etc. But a cluster that I can hotswap entire machines and nobdoy loses uptime. Bits and pieces are there but not everything.

Yes I submistted an Ask /. but it's still waiting to be posted, only been there since Feb.