Richard Pieri wrote: > Tom Metro wrote: >> Actually the article I quoted mentions hosting a database on the router >> several times, though I chalked that up to speculation by the author. > > If this is true then I figure Cisco is targeting the financial sector > with this. The only reason to put a production database on the router > itself is to reduce network latency by a few microseconds, and the > people most concerned about microsecond-scale network latency are the > high-frequency traders.
A good theory, but in this case I believe the database idea was mentioned with respect to what Qualcomm was planning to offer to the consumer market. Some sort of a resource to be used by your Internet-of-Things connected devices in your house. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA "Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting." http://www.theperlshop.com/ _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss