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The RDBMS is Often the Right Tool

Posted on February 27, 2019 by way0utwest

I’ve spent most of my career, actually most of my life, working with relational database systems. I tend to agree with this piece on NoSQL systems being the wrong tool for many applications. I do think that’s the case, though to be … Continue reading →

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MoSQL

Posted on December 6, 2018 by way0utwest

Google is doing more SQL, or at least shifting towards relational SQL databases as a way of storing data. At least, some of their engineers see this as a better way to store data for many problems. Since I’m a … Continue reading →

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Defending the RDBMS

Posted on September 13, 2018 by way0utwest

A few weeks ago I ran across an essay from Randolph West called, Relational Databases Aren’t the Problem. This was a response to another essay that made a case for relational databases being bad for many businesses. I thought that both pieces … Continue reading →

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Losing Rows

Posted on July 13, 2016 by way0utwest

There has been a lot of hype in the last 3-4 years around NoSQL databases. Note that NoSQL isn’t Not SQL, but rather Not Only SQL, implying that the SQL language still has a place here. In fact, a number … Continue reading →

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