Recently, a lot of new non-relational databases have cropped up both inside and outside the cloud. One key message this sends is, "if you want vast, on-demand scalability, you need a non-relational database". If that is true, then is this a sign that the once mighty relational database finally has a...

This is the first in a series of posts looking into the fit between data federation and the Configuration Management Database (CMDB).  For those unfamiliar with CMDBs, here's a quick Wikipedia update: A configuration management database (CMDB) is a repository of information related to all the c...

So it’s that time of year again when everyone puts out their predictions for the year ahead.  I think predictions are a bit of a waste of time because to be interesting predictions have to be big, but a year really isn’t all that long so actual changes over the course of 2009 are likely to be j...

Image via Wikipedia For the purpose of this article “A Data Platform� is what I use to describe an implementation of servers, database management software, a data model, and any surrounding classes that separate data from user facing application logic and functionality. I have noticed that somet...

This is the first in a series of posts looking into the fit between data federation and the Configuration Management Database (CMDB).  For those unfamiliar with CMDBs, here's a quick Wikipedia update: A configuration management database (CMDB) is a repository of information related to all the c...