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Poll: What databases does your company use?

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Re: Poll: What databases does your company use?

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Post by petercooper »

rbranson wrote: post #31

memcached is a database now? IMHO Redis barely registers as a database; it's more of a shared heap that supports snapshotting. At Instagram we use PostgreSQL, Redis, and Cassandra.

IMHO Redis barely registers as a database; it's more of a shared heap that supports snapshotting.

What about Berkeley DB? That has a similar range of functionality yet is cited as 'the most widely used database toolkit.'

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Post by cpher »

serge2k wrote: post #72

I use SQL Server. Some of the applications run on Oracle and I think PostgreSQL is around too.

We're mostly a SQL Server shop, but we have a client on Oracle and we're exploring Postgres as well. In the enterprise realm (e.g. MS) you typically stick with the enterprise db systems, but not always--that's why we're looking into Postgres. But to be honest, our clients that have invested in the MS stack are already well-versed in SQL Server. It's rare when the entire "picture" can justify open source stuff when they've already invested in a proprietary stack.

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Post by vosper »

alexatkeplar wrote: post #60
vosper wrote: post #33

We're in the process of moving our analytics from MySQL to Infobright (Community Edition).

We also use/support ICE at SnowPlow.

I'd be interested to know what other systems you looked at before settling on ICE? We evaluated HBase, Hypertable and Riak (kind of a wildcard entry) as analytics platforms but then found Infobright purely by luck, and were very impressed by the performance and ease of use.

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Post by mariuz »

I only use Firebird http://www.slideshare.net/mindthebird/why-firebird-fact-for-...

It's weird to see memcache listed as databases but is true it can be used as cache system for web frameworks

I have used it for Rails , Django and CakePhp So i guess it is worth it's place to stay in the database world

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Post by kami8845 »

omni wrote: post #67
kami8845 wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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Post by genwin »

kt9 wrote: post #28
edu wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Question, how do you run your dev environment? Are you running in on AWS too and have a separate DynamoDB setup?

My production and staging/test environments are on AWS and I do development on my local linux box. Since DynamoDB is a web service I can connect to my DynamoDB tables from anywhere. If you have questions or need help feel free to contact me directly (or post here) and I'll be happy to answer any questions you have.

Nice, I didn't realize that ability to connect from anywhere. Have you found DynamoDB to be expensive in practice? Of course the cost is mitigated by the admin they handle.
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