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Is the Relational Database Doomed?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the just-more-tools-in-the-bucket dept.

DB Guy writes "There's an article over on Read Write Web about what the future of relational databases looks like when faced with new challenges to its dominance from key/value stores, such as SimpleDB, CouchDB, Project Voldemort and BigTable. The conclusion suggests that relational databases and key value stores aren't really mutually exclusive and instead are different tools for different requirements."

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  1. Gosh, I wish I could answer this question by Gizzmonic · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    But I really don't know anything about databases! Why don't you ask me about the history of the World Wide Wrestling Federation? I know a lot more about Big John Studd, the Hulkster, and (my favorite) Macho Man Randy Savage! He'll beat your database in a best of 3 falls match at SummerSlam! OH YEAH!

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  2. I see the problem! by dexmix · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    they think Nissan makes the Civic!

  3. Is this article pointless? by Giant+Electronic+Bra · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Uh, no, it is so pointless I didn't even have to read it to know its pointless!

    Is the Earth really flat?

    LOLOLOL.

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  4. Re:?'s meaning - literal and implied by rthille · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Welcome to the post FauxNews world, where questions like:
    Obama a Muslim?
    Obama a Socialist?
    George W. Bush Great President or Greatest President?

    Are the height of journalistic integrity!

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  5. Re:?'s meaning - literal and implied by hondo77 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Last I checked FDR was our only Unconstitutionally long office holder in the presidency....

    Last I checked, FDR being elected to four terms was perfectly constitutional at the time.

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  6. Re:ah, stupid. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    general-purpose RDBMS can achieve the same raw performance that a system designed to do nothing

    I hope you are not comparing a disk based db to an in-memory one. (the quote is funny, by the way)

  7. Re:?'s meaning - literal and implied by NMEismyNME · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The 22nd amendment was ratified during Eisenhower's presidency, which if I'm not mistaken was after FDR, which if I'm again not mistaken means that it was completely constitutional for FDR to serve more than two terms, it was just against the convention.

  8. presidential term limits by falconwolf · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Last I checked FDR was our only Unconstitutionally long office holder in the presidency....

    No, FDR was constitutionally the president the whole tyme he was president. Amedment 22 limiting presidential terms to 2 wasn't ratified until 21 March 1947, after he died.

    Falcon

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  9. Re:?'s meaning - literal and implied by sammy+baby · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Shh. Obama Derangement Syndrome does strange things to a person. Best not to antagonize them.

  10. Re:Yes, but not soon. by timmarhy · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    let me guess, you don't like mssql because it's microsoft? what a fucking sheep, mssql is a great database.

    oh and i've used all the others and for you to suggest mysql over mssql tells a lot...

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  11. Re:?'s meaning - literal and implied by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    so your hate for Obama is strong enough to wish that the entire country has a bad 4 years? gee, thanks.

    He's just taking a cue from the Bush Derangement Syndrome-addled MORONS who for the past 8 years have called Bush every name under the sun.

    Did you catch how Obama's now backing off in every way possible from every campaign promise to withdraw from Iraq and/or close Gitmo "immediately"?

    And how Obama's now supporting "illegal, unconstitutional, warrantless wiretapping"?

    Where the hell is the outrage from the NY Times NOW?