Database vendors don’t usually admit to shortcomings… they protest that they have no shortcomings until the market suggests otherwise… then … More
Category: Oracle
Part 3: A Quick Follow-on on Parallel Databases
In the thread I’m now working on (Part 1, Part 2) I’ve talked about Exadata and a criteria for evaluating … More
Part 2: Evaluating Exadata… Does it stack up with RDBMS-Hadoop systems?
In my blog yesterday (Part 1) I suggested that we could evaluate RDBMS-Hadoop integration architecture using three criteria: How parallel … More
HANA, BLU, Hekaton, and Oracle 12c vs. Teradata and Greenplum – November 2013
I would like to point out a very important section in the paper on Hekaton on the Microsoft Research site … More
More on the Oracle 12c In-Memory Option
I recently listened to a session by Juan Loalza of Oracle on the 12c In-memory option. Here are my notes … More
Oracle 12c IMDB Announcement at OOW13
I changed the picture to show you the billboard SAP bought on US101N right across from the O HQ… – … More
Thoughts on Oracle 12c…
Here are some quick thoughts on Oracle 12c… First, I appreciate the tone of the announcements. They were … More
Who is How Columnar? Exadata, Teradata, and HANA – Part 2: Column Processing
In my last post here I suggested that there were three levels of maturity around column orientation and described the … More
Who is How Columnar? Exadata, Teradata, and HANA – Part 1: Column Compression
There are three forms of columnar-orientation currently deployed by database systems today. Each builds upon the next. The simplest form … More
My 2 Cents: Oracle Exadata 1Q2013
Since my blogs tend to be in response to some stimulus they may not reflect a holistic view on any … More