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MySQL Creator Contemplates RAM-only Databases

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the ramdisk-is-the-only-disk dept.

Aavidwriter writes "Peter Wayner asks Michael 'Monty' Widenius of MySQL, 'When will RAM prices make disk drives obsolete for database developers?' From Monty's answers, it sounds like hard drives may be nothing but backups before long." From experience, I'd wager that RAM failure rates are less than hard drive failure rates, so it might also mean more stability from that perspective.

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  1. Umm...now? by James_Duncan8181 · · Score: 1, Funny

    *cough* Google? Big enough for ya? *cough*

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  2. Re:bad idea by CausticWindow · · Score: 2, Funny

    I've heard about comic radiation..

    It tickles and is really funny.

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  3. Considering the non-existent ACID support by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Considering the non-existent ACID support in MySQL it sounds like a good idea, it's not like MySQL will get any more errorprone than it is now...

  4. Yet more proof of MySQL's irrelevance by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny
    "Gosh, I don't know why anyone would need a database bigger than ram"

    Here's a tip kids, when you stop playing around with the toy databases, give us a call and we'll show you why you still need hard drives.

  5. Re:Correct me if I'm wrong by DickBreath · · Score: 3, Funny

    doesn't mean you don't have to backup...

    Don't have to what?.

    What is this strange new word you use? Some new jargon? Don't you geeks have enough incomprehensible terms already without making up new ones? Why can't you just keep things simple and not use all this "technical talk".

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