Codd Lovers Rejoice: IBM Cracks DB2 Scaling

October 10, 2009

Now about the cost. Ooops. Cost. Not part of the solution in my opinion. You can get the cheerleading in “IBM Calls New DB2 Grid Feature an Oracle ‘Exadata-Killer‘”. For me the key passage was:

IBM today unveiled a new clustering feature that it says will help its flagship DB2 database trump Oracle Corp.’s rival product on scalability, speed and price. According to IBM, the new pureScale feature will enable companies to “scale out” their DB2 clusters without sacrificing performance the way Oracle’s eight-year-old Real Application Clusters (RAC) technology does.

My view is that these “throw iron at the problem” fixes are like adding straws to the bundle on the camel’s back. At some point, the Codd world with collapse. When this happens, will Google be ready with a hybrid solution; that is, some in the cloud and other bits on the client’s premises? My research suggests, “Quite likely.”

Stephen Arnold, October 10, 2009

Written by Stephen E. Arnold · Filed Under Business strategy, Database, Enterprise, Google, News

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