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 - 06:55:47 CST
