Re: Death of the DBA
From: Mladen Gogala <mladen_at_bogus.email.invalid>
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2009 09:31:44 +0000 (UTC)
Message-ID: <h6r2a0$3r2$1_at_solani.org>
On Sat, 22 Aug 2009 08:54:20 -0700, John Hurley wrote:
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> Well with Oracle getting approval to buy Sun looks like mysql ( whatever
> that is ) has been taken out of equation. Does Sun also own postgres (
> whatever that is )?
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> You have to think that these other databases will be "kind of"
> supported/positioned to be used along the way so that customers
> eventually decide they should scale up into oracle eh?
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2009 09:31:44 +0000 (UTC)
Message-ID: <h6r2a0$3r2$1_at_solani.org>
On Sat, 22 Aug 2009 08:54:20 -0700, John Hurley wrote:
> On Aug 22, 10:34 am, Mark D Powell <Mark.Pow..._at_eds.com> wrote:
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>> > A database must not give Larry less money, or through inaction, allow >> > money to be taken away from Larry.
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>> LOL - In myopinion Larry has more than enough money. He should >> remember what happens when you get too greedy
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> Well with Oracle getting approval to buy Sun looks like mysql ( whatever
> that is ) has been taken out of equation. Does Sun also own postgres (
> whatever that is )?
>
> You have to think that these other databases will be "kind of"
> supported/positioned to be used along the way so that customers
> eventually decide they should scale up into oracle eh?
PostgreSQL is owned by University of California. I doubt that Oracle Corp. will ever buy a state university, but I might be wrong. SUN doesn't have anything to do with PostgreSQL.
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