Comments on: Cringely says databases are dead http://www.brentozar.com/archive/2008/10/cringely-says-databases-are-dead/ Your technology pain-relief experts. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:37:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: SQLDenis http://www.brentozar.com/archive/2008/10/cringely-says-databases-are-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-5881 SQLDenis Sun, 05 Oct 2008 18:52:30 +0000 http://www.brentozar.com/?p=1343#comment-5881 Mmmm, looks like Cringley discovered SOA. Even Amazon offers a DB in the cloud (they are even adding SQL Server this year) At my job there are plenty of developers who don't interact with the DB at all, there are services (WCF and XML Webservices) for them to use, so yes to the the DB is also dead (probably better because who wants people like that creating 249 (since they can) non clustered indexes on every table (more now in SQL Server 2008) Or creating tables so wide that you need 20 oages of A4 paper to print out the design for 1 table Mmmm, looks like Cringley discovered SOA. Even Amazon offers a DB in the cloud (they are even adding SQL Server this year) At my job there are plenty of developers who don’t interact with the DB at all, there are services (WCF and XML Webservices) for them to use, so yes to the the DB is also dead (probably better because who wants people like that creating 249 (since they can) non clustered indexes on every table (more now in SQL Server 2008)
Or creating tables so wide that you need 20 oages of A4 paper to print out the design for 1 table

]]> By: James Luetkehoelter http://www.brentozar.com/archive/2008/10/cringely-says-databases-are-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-5880 James Luetkehoelter Sun, 05 Oct 2008 18:25:05 +0000 http://www.brentozar.com/?p=1343#comment-5880 I think this is hogwash, and will swing back the other way. The "could computing" idea doesn't deal well with one issue - a companies ownership of their own data. If I had an ERP system or any mission critical system, I would want some serious SLA considerations before giving it up. Will the idea get rid of some of the smaller, less business-critical systems? Yes. Will it eliminate the DBA (Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, whatever) for a company that depends on its data and wants to ensure it isn't compromised. Nope. I think this is hogwash, and will swing back the other way. The “could computing” idea doesn’t deal well with one issue – a companies ownership of their own data. If I had an ERP system or any mission critical system, I would want some serious SLA considerations before giving it up. Will the idea get rid of some of the smaller, less business-critical systems? Yes. Will it eliminate the DBA (Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, whatever) for a company that depends on its data and wants to ensure it isn’t compromised. Nope.

]]> By: Armando Prato http://www.brentozar.com/archive/2008/10/cringely-says-databases-are-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-5877 Armando Prato Sat, 04 Oct 2008 19:50:08 +0000 http://www.brentozar.com/?p=1343#comment-5877 I'll never understand why everyone considers the database as a necessary evil rather than as a "partner" in developing state-of-the-art infrastructure. I'd also like to ask Mr Cringley where the hell he thinks all this data will get stored as it "floats amongst the clouds"..... spreadsheets? XML files? Riiiiiiiiight. I’ll never understand why everyone considers the database as a necessary evil rather than as a “partner” in developing state-of-the-art infrastructure.

I’d also like to ask Mr Cringley where the hell he thinks all this data will get stored as it “floats amongst the clouds”….. spreadsheets? XML files? Riiiiiiiiight.

]]> By: John Paul Cook http://www.brentozar.com/archive/2008/10/cringely-says-databases-are-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-5876 John Paul Cook Sat, 04 Oct 2008 16:52:30 +0000 http://www.brentozar.com/?p=1343#comment-5876 Oh my, the database cloud has cast a very dark shadow over us. Doom and gloom abound, we are an endangered species. Oh my, the database cloud has cast a very dark shadow over us. Doom and gloom abound, we are an endangered species.

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