BigIronDatabase

Last edit August 8, 2011
A BigIron database is the opposite of a NimbleDatabase. Examples include Oracle and (arguably) SqlServer.

"Big Iron" (high-end, high-cost) databases generally include:

  • OracleDatabase
  • DbTwo by IBM
  • IBM IMS (non-relational, considered legacy, but still common for narrow-but-high-volume tasks)

"Medium Iron" contenders include:

  • Sybase
  • SqlServer by MS
  • MySQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • Interbase

Smallbies include NimbleDatabases.

Perhaps this should be renamed to DatabaseScaling or something.

I don't understand that suggestion.

See also ParkinsonsLaw, IsOracleTooComplex

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