In a new blog post following a recent report by the 451 Group, Matthew Aslett, a senior analyst for the research firm, defines a new breed of SQL database-related products he labels as “NewSQL”. Continue reading
Category Archives: Cloud Challenges for Databases Series
Survey Shows Poor Performance of Cloud Applications Delays Cloud Adoption
A database that does not scale, such as a standalone database (the most simple and widely used configuration today on the cloud), may lead to very unstable performance distribution (as we have seen in our Amazon RDS benchmark). As the number of concurrent requests grows performance has declined rapidly in a non-linear manner, quickly reaching the point where it is considered to be too slow. Add that to all the other latencies in the chain until the information gets to the end point, and what we will likely experience is a service or application that is not usable and will most likely lead to customer abandonment and possible revenue loss. Continue reading
Two (Almost) New Technologies Bound to Have a Big Impact on the Cloud
As hyped as the cloud is today, it may become even hyper, with the introduction of two (relatively) new technologies: 10Gb network connectivity and Solid State Drives, known as SSD. Continue reading
Cloud Databases to have the Greatest Impact on the Database Industry
This is according to a recent survey conducted by Embarcadero taken by over 1,200 database professionals. In the upcoming year, DBAs and developers “will have to learn an entirely new playbook for managing distributed data in a less than predictable and … Continue reading
Cloud Database Challenges Series: Distributed Environment
When it comes to cloud computing, people want to command nearly endless resources while still being able to deploy, run and consume a distributed solution anywhere and anytime. The reality, however, is not that simple. Continue reading
The 4 Things You Should Know When Designing Your Database for the Cloud
In his recent column, CNET’s Dave Rosenberg asks “Are databases in the cloud really all that different?”. The short answer: Yes, They ARE! Continue reading
Cloud Challenges for Databases Series: Multi-tenancy – Shared Everything versus Shared Nothing
Multi-tenancy and its implications have been the primary concerns of companies that have avoided using the cloud. The underlying reasons mostly involve potential security vulnerabilities but also include the effect of one user’s utilization on other users who share the same physical, or worse, the same virtual resources. Continue reading
