Re: Amazon's "Simple" Database

From: JOG <jog_at_cs.nott.ac.uk>
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 04:55:47 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <ce02ba72-19ca-4c26-a125-1891af102316_at_x69g2000hsx.googlegroups.com>


On Dec 18, 11:53 am, Bob Badour <bbad..._at_pei.sympatico.ca> wrote:
> JOG wrote:
> > Just wondered if anyone had seen this:
>
> >
http://www.regdeveloper.co.uk/2007/12/17/amazon_simpledb/
>
> > While in principle a globally accessible database sounds like a great
> > idea, closer reading yields...
>
> > "Unlike MySQL, Oracle, DB2 or SQL Server, SimpleDB is not a relational
> > database server. It is based on the concept of items and attributes.
> > Two things distinguish it from most relational database managers: 1.
> > Attributes can have more than one value. 2. Each item can have
> > different attributes."
>
> > Er... Is anyone hearing the letters EAV being raised above google
> > headquarters in big flashing lights?
>
> Why google headquarters? I thought we were talking about Amazon's
> SimpleDB not Google's BigTable.http://labs.google.com/papers/bigtable.html

Now there's a freudian slip on my part if ever I saw one... Received on Tue Dec 18 2007 - 13:55:47 CET

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