NoSQL Data Stores, Readers Want More First a little housekeeping. I think it’s interesting that many of the newer data storage engines are labeled as “NoSQL”. Before these engines came along there have been a number of highly successful NoSQL databases that are difficult to beat for performance. For example, IDMS or CMS running on the IBM Mainframe platform has […]
Author: Ben Taylor
Where Did NoSQL Come From?
Where Did NoSQL Come From? I enjoyed listening to a podcast today of an interview with Jonathan Ellis , who is the project chair for the open systems NoSQL data engine, Cassandra. During the interview, Jonathan related different events causing companies to move away from traditional relational data stores. This is not to say that NoSQL data stores didn’t exist […]
Where Did NoSQL Come From?
Where Did NoSQL Come From? I enjoyed listening to a podcast today of an interview with Jonathan Ellis , who is the project chair for the open systems NoSQL data engine, Cassandra. During the interview, Jonathan related different events causing companies to move away from traditional relational data stores. This is not to say that NoSQL data stores didn’t exist […]
Is Your Application RESTful?
SSWUG TV With Stephen Wynkoop Watch our Interview with Laura Rose, who is a software industry veteran and business coach. You can also check out the latest news about OpenStack Diablo, MySQL’s commercial extensions and more… Watch the Show Featured White Paper(s) How to Implement an Effective SharePoint Governance Plan Written by AvePoint Moving past the "what" and "why" of […]
Is Your Application RESTful?
SSWUG TV With Stephen Wynkoop Watch our Interview with Laura Rose, who is a software industry veteran and business coach. You can also check out the latest news about OpenStack Diablo, MySQL’s commercial extensions and more… Watch the Show Featured White Paper(s) How to Implement an Effective SharePoint Governance Plan Written by AvePoint Moving past the "what" and "why" of […]
Trigger Tension
(Closing in a few days!) September Survey – 7 Questions to WIN We’re giving away not one, but two 2-year memberships to SSWUG.ORG – all you need to do is give us your thoughts about SQL Server and Bananas. No, really. It’s only 7 questions, and you can win… Seriously, could use your feedback – please stop by the survey […]
Trigger Tension
(Closing in a few days!) September Survey – 7 Questions to WIN We’re giving away not one, but two 2-year memberships to SSWUG.ORG – all you need to do is give us your thoughts about SQL Server and Bananas. No, really. It’s only 7 questions, and you can win… Seriously, could use your feedback – please stop by the survey […]
Doing the Right Thing
SSWUG TV With Stephen Wynkoop Check out the new name for our video-based content, which will be one of many upcoming site revitalization efforts. In this episode, we have a two-part interview with SQL Azure MVP Ike Ellis and updates coming from the Microsoft Build conference. Watch the Show $$SWYNK$$ Featured White Paper(s) How to Implement an Effective SharePoint Governance […]
Doing the Right Thing
SSWUG TV With Stephen Wynkoop Check out the new name for our video-based content, which will be one of many upcoming site revitalization efforts. In this episode, we have a two-part interview with SQL Azure MVP Ike Ellis and updates coming from the Microsoft Build conference. Watch the Show $$SWYNK$$ Featured White Paper(s) How to Implement an Effective SharePoint Governance […]
Editorial Thoughts for Today
Asynchronous Programming We have been talking about the expansion of the number of CPUs in a single server, and the impact it has on software and software strategies. I started off talking about parallel programming. As David mentioned in the reader’s feedback in the newsletter yesterday, the biggest issue with parallel threads is when you have to share memory. One […]