Re: [U2] Why use U2, was Interesting Article
It scales well. I benchmarked 20K concurrent users for a wholesale distribution application on a single (HP Superdome) server and that was 10 years ago. The database structure can be painlessly modified which makes it much easier for new applications development. Need a new field, slap it on the end of the table and go on with your day, try that with your favorite relational environment. Not so important today as it once was when disk was more expensive,but it uses significantly less disk space than a relational database storing the equivalent data. This also contributes to needing significantly less overall computing power to support X number of users for a given application due to more efficient IO, i.e. less disk reads required. You can use SQL, but you don't have to. This, above all, is the MY most significant reason to use U2. Holt, Jake wrote: I'm not sure being cheaper than Oracle can really be touted as an advantage, there aren't many things out there that are more expensive than oracle =D. And all of those things you just mentioned are also true of many FREE databases, so again, why pick U2? -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Israel, John R. Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 9:31 AM To: 'U2 Users List' Subject: Re: [U2] Interesting Article You may have answered your own question. Why do YOU like it? It is easy to develop, quick to code, fairly robust query language, and a lot cheaper than the BIG databases (Oracle, DB2, etc). John Israel Senior Programmer/Analyst Dayton Superior Corporation 1125 Byers Road Miamisburg, OH 45342 -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Holt, Jake Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 10:26 AM To: U2 Users List Subject: Re: [U2] Interesting Article I have come to like U2 over the past few years but an honest question: Why would anyone ever pick U2 beyond familiarity and personal preference? Can anyone think of any situation that another (and in a lot of cases a *far* cheaper) database isn't a better fit? Maybe if U2 had it's own niche like MySQL has with web hosting, there would be a market Rocket could focus on ? ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users -- Jeff Schasny - Denver, Co, USA jschasny at gmail dot com ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Why use U2, was Interesting Article
Wait, why can't you add a new column to a table in MySQL or SQL Server? Putting aside the RDMS arguments, (*apart from familiarity*) why wouldn't you use something like MongoDB or CouchDB, which are accessible from more programming environments, over U2? They offer the same schema flexibility and disk space benefits you cite with U2 and so much more. MongoDB, for instance, has built-in mechanisms for auto-sharding, replication, REST API, full-text index, and I can go on and on. And it's FREE! :-) I can't speak to performance, but I'd love to benchmark MongoDB versus U2. Maybe I will. I know I sound like a MongoDB fanboy, but I think it's a straight-up U2 killer. I challenge anyone to find an area where U2 beats it. -Rob On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 10:59 AM, Jeff Schasny jscha...@gmail.com wrote: It scales well. I benchmarked 20K concurrent users for a wholesale distribution application on a single (HP Superdome) server and that was 10 years ago. The database structure can be painlessly modified which makes it much easier for new applications development. Need a new field, slap it on the end of the table and go on with your day, try that with your favorite relational environment. Not so important today as it once was when disk was more expensive,but it uses significantly less disk space than a relational database storing the equivalent data. This also contributes to needing significantly less overall computing power to support X number of users for a given application due to more efficient IO, i.e. less disk reads required. You can use SQL, but you don't have to. This, above all, is the MY most significant reason to use U2. Holt, Jake wrote: I'm not sure being cheaper than Oracle can really be touted as an advantage, there aren't many things out there that are more expensive than oracle =D. And all of those things you just mentioned are also true of many FREE databases, so again, why pick U2? -Original Message- From: u2-users-bounces@listserver.**u2ug.orgu2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org[mailto: u2-users-bounces@**listserver.u2ug.orgu2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Israel, John R. Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 9:31 AM To: 'U2 Users List' Subject: Re: [U2] Interesting Article You may have answered your own question. Why do YOU like it? It is easy to develop, quick to code, fairly robust query language, and a lot cheaper than the BIG databases (Oracle, DB2, etc). John Israel Senior Programmer/Analyst Dayton Superior Corporation 1125 Byers Road Miamisburg, OH 45342 -Original Message- From: u2-users-bounces@listserver.**u2ug.orgu2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org[mailto: u2-users-bounces@**listserver.u2ug.orgu2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Holt, Jake Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 10:26 AM To: U2 Users List Subject: Re: [U2] Interesting Article I have come to like U2 over the past few years but an honest question: Why would anyone ever pick U2 beyond familiarity and personal preference? Can anyone think of any situation that another (and in a lot of cases a *far* cheaper) database isn't a better fit? Maybe if U2 had it's own niche like MySQL has with web hosting, there would be a market Rocket could focus on ? __**_ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/**mailman/listinfo/u2-usershttp://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users __**_ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/**mailman/listinfo/u2-usershttp://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users __**_ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/**mailman/listinfo/u2-usershttp://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users -- --**--** Jeff Schasny - Denver, Co, USA jschasny at gmail dot com --**--** __**_ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/**mailman/listinfo/u2-usershttp://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Why use U2, was Interesting Article
I am a bit of a mongo DB fanboy myself, I think regarding performance, because of its autosharding any large scale application will definitely beat u2. Mongo db powers many mainstream enterprise solutions, and high profile websites, - bit.ly comes to mind, so it certainly has a pedigree as well. However i am also a u2 fanboy for many many reasons. -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Rob Sobers Sent: 13 July 2011 16:52 To: U2 Users List Subject: Re: [U2] Why use U2, was Interesting Article Wait, why can't you add a new column to a table in MySQL or SQL Server? Putting aside the RDMS arguments, (*apart from familiarity*) why wouldn't you use something like MongoDB or CouchDB, which are accessible from more programming environments, over U2? They offer the same schema flexibility and disk space benefits you cite with U2 and so much more. MongoDB, for instance, has built-in mechanisms for auto-sharding, replication, REST API, full-text index, and I can go on and on. And it's FREE! :-) I can't speak to performance, but I'd love to benchmark MongoDB versus U2. Maybe I will. I know I sound like a MongoDB fanboy, but I think it's a straight-up U2 killer. I challenge anyone to find an area where U2 beats it. -Rob On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 10:59 AM, Jeff Schasny jscha...@gmail.com wrote: It scales well. I benchmarked 20K concurrent users for a wholesale distribution application on a single (HP Superdome) server and that was 10 years ago. The database structure can be painlessly modified which makes it much easier for new applications development. Need a new field, slap it on the end of the table and go on with your day, try that with your favorite relational environment. Not so important today as it once was when disk was more expensive,but it uses significantly less disk space than a relational database storing the equivalent data. This also contributes to needing significantly less overall computing power to support X number of users for a given application due to more efficient IO, i.e. less disk reads required. You can use SQL, but you don't have to. This, above all, is the MY most significant reason to use U2. Holt, Jake wrote: I'm not sure being cheaper than Oracle can really be touted as an advantage, there aren't many things out there that are more expensive than oracle =D. And all of those things you just mentioned are also true of many FREE databases, so again, why pick U2? -Original Message- From: u2-users-bounces@listserver.**u2ug.orgu2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto: u2-users-bounces@**listserver.u2ug.orgu2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org ] On Behalf Of Israel, John R. Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 9:31 AM To: 'U2 Users List' Subject: Re: [U2] Interesting Article You may have answered your own question. Why do YOU like it? It is easy to develop, quick to code, fairly robust query language, and a lot cheaper than the BIG databases (Oracle, DB2, etc). John Israel Senior Programmer/Analyst Dayton Superior Corporation 1125 Byers Road Miamisburg, OH 45342 -Original Message- From: u2-users-bounces@listserver.**u2ug.orgu2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto: u2-users-bounces@**listserver.u2ug.orgu2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org ] On Behalf Of Holt, Jake Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 10:26 AM To: U2 Users List Subject: Re: [U2] Interesting Article I have come to like U2 over the past few years but an honest question: Why would anyone ever pick U2 beyond familiarity and personal preference? Can anyone think of any situation that another (and in a lot of cases a *far* cheaper) database isn't a better fit? Maybe if U2 had it's own niche like MySQL has with web hosting, there would be a market Rocket could focus on ? __**_ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/**mailman/listinfo/u2-usershttp://listserver.u2u g.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users __**_ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/**mailman/listinfo/u2-usershttp://listserver.u2u g.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users __**_ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/**mailman/listinfo/u2-usershttp://listserver.u2u g.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users -- --**--** Jeff Schasny - Denver, Co, USA jschasny at gmail dot com --**--** __**_ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/**mailman/listinfo/u2-usershttp://listserver.u2u g.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Why use U2, was Interesting Article
Shutterfly also has moved to mongo in production. On Jul 13, 2011 1:56 PM, Symeon Breen syme...@gmail.com wrote: I am a bit of a mongo DB fanboy myself, I think regarding performance, because of its autosharding any large scale application will definitely beat u2. Mongo db powers many mainstream enterprise solutions, and high profile websites, - bit.ly comes to mind, so it certainly has a pedigree as well. However i am also a u2 fanboy for many many reasons. -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Rob Sobers Sent: 13 July 2011 16:52 To: U2 Users List Subject: Re: [U2] Why use U2, was Interesting Article Wait, why can't you add a new column to a table in MySQL or SQL Server? Putting aside the RDMS arguments, (*apart from familiarity*) why wouldn't you use something like MongoDB or CouchDB, which are accessible from more programming environments, over U2? They offer the same schema flexibility and disk space benefits you cite with U2 and so much more. MongoDB, for instance, has built-in mechanisms for auto-sharding, replication, REST API, full-text index, and I can go on and on. And it's FREE! :-) I can't speak to performance, but I'd love to benchmark MongoDB versus U2. Maybe I will. I know I sound like a MongoDB fanboy, but I think it's a straight-up U2 killer. I challenge anyone to find an area where U2 beats it. -Rob On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 10:59 AM, Jeff Schasny jscha...@gmail.com wrote: It scales well. I benchmarked 20K concurrent users for a wholesale distribution application on a single (HP Superdome) server and that was 10 years ago. The database structure can be painlessly modified which makes it much easier for new applications development. Need a new field, slap it on the end of the table and go on with your day, try that with your favorite relational environment. Not so important today as it once was when disk was more expensive,but it uses significantly less disk space than a relational database storing the equivalent data. This also contributes to needing significantly less overall computing power to support X number of users for a given application due to more efficient IO, i.e. less disk reads required. You can use SQL, but you don't have to. This, above all, is the MY most significant reason to use U2. Holt, Jake wrote: I'm not sure being cheaper than Oracle can really be touted as an advantage, there aren't many things out there that are more expensive than oracle =D. And all of those things you just mentioned are also true of many FREE databases, so again, why pick U2? -Original Message- From: u2-users-bounces@listserver.**u2ug.org u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto: u2-users-bounces@**listserver.u2ug.org u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org ] On Behalf Of Israel, John R. Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 9:31 AM To: 'U2 Users List' Subject: Re: [U2] Interesting Article You may have answered your own question. Why do YOU like it? It is easy to develop, quick to code, fairly robust query language, and a lot cheaper than the BIG databases (Oracle, DB2, etc). John Israel Senior Programmer/Analyst Dayton Superior Corporation 1125 Byers Road Miamisburg, OH 45342 -Original Message- From: u2-users-bounces@listserver.**u2ug.org u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto: u2-users-bounces@**listserver.u2ug.org u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org ] On Behalf Of Holt, Jake Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 10:26 AM To: U2 Users List Subject: Re: [U2] Interesting Article I have come to like U2 over the past few years but an honest question: Why would anyone ever pick U2 beyond familiarity and personal preference? Can anyone think of any situation that another (and in a lot of cases a *far* cheaper) database isn't a better fit? Maybe if U2 had it's own niche like MySQL has with web hosting, there would be a market Rocket could focus on ? __**_ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/**mailman/listinfo/u2-users http://listserver.u2u g.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users __**_ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/**mailman/listinfo/u2-users http://listserver.u2u g.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users __**_ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/**mailman/listinfo/u2-users http://listserver.u2u g.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users -- --**--** Jeff Schasny - Denver, Co, USA jschasny at gmail dot com --**--** __**_ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users
Re: [U2] Why use U2, was Interesting Article
Is Mongo a persistent database? That is, does Mongo save the data to disk, or just RAM? If it is RAM, then that is ok for tweets between high school chicks... but not so good for bank accounts. --Bill -Original Message- Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 1:56 PM Subject: Re: [U2] Why use U2, was Interesting Article I am a bit of a mongo DB fanboy myself, I think regarding performance, because of its autosharding any large scale application will definitely beat u2. Mongo db powers many mainstream enterprise solutions, and high profile websites, - bit.ly comes to mind, so it certainly has a pedigree as well. However i am also a u2 fanboy for many many reasons. ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Why use U2, was Interesting Article
It saves to disk, and iirc you can specify how many replicants it is written to to be considered written. You may be confusing it with memcached or redis, but even they have persistence. On Jul 13, 2011 2:02 PM, Bill Brutzman bi...@hkmetalcraft.com wrote: Is Mongo a persistent database? That is, does Mongo save the data to disk, or just RAM? If it is RAM, then that is ok for tweets between high school chicks... but not so good for bank accounts. --Bill -Original Message- Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 1:56 PM Subject: Re: [U2] Why use U2, was Interesting Article I am a bit of a mongo DB fanboy myself, I think regarding performance, because of its autosharding any large scale application will definitely beat u2. Mongo db powers many mainstream enterprise solutions, and high profile websites, - bit.ly comes to mind, so it certainly has a pedigree as well. However i am also a u2 fanboy for many many reasons. ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] Why use U2, was Interesting Article
Let's see if I can draw a response from you, Symeon :-)... What exactly makes you a U2 fanboy? What features in U2 are you happy to pay for? -Rob On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 1:56 PM, Symeon Breen syme...@gmail.com wrote: I am a bit of a mongo DB fanboy myself, I think regarding performance, because of its autosharding any large scale application will definitely beat u2. Mongo db powers many mainstream enterprise solutions, and high profile websites, - bit.ly comes to mind, so it certainly has a pedigree as well. However i am also a u2 fanboy for many many reasons. -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Rob Sobers Sent: 13 July 2011 16:52 To: U2 Users List Subject: Re: [U2] Why use U2, was Interesting Article Wait, why can't you add a new column to a table in MySQL or SQL Server? Putting aside the RDMS arguments, (*apart from familiarity*) why wouldn't you use something like MongoDB or CouchDB, which are accessible from more programming environments, over U2? They offer the same schema flexibility and disk space benefits you cite with U2 and so much more. MongoDB, for instance, has built-in mechanisms for auto-sharding, replication, REST API, full-text index, and I can go on and on. And it's FREE! :-) I can't speak to performance, but I'd love to benchmark MongoDB versus U2. Maybe I will. I know I sound like a MongoDB fanboy, but I think it's a straight-up U2 killer. I challenge anyone to find an area where U2 beats it. -Rob On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 10:59 AM, Jeff Schasny jscha...@gmail.com wrote: It scales well. I benchmarked 20K concurrent users for a wholesale distribution application on a single (HP Superdome) server and that was 10 years ago. The database structure can be painlessly modified which makes it much easier for new applications development. Need a new field, slap it on the end of the table and go on with your day, try that with your favorite relational environment. Not so important today as it once was when disk was more expensive,but it uses significantly less disk space than a relational database storing the equivalent data. This also contributes to needing significantly less overall computing power to support X number of users for a given application due to more efficient IO, i.e. less disk reads required. You can use SQL, but you don't have to. This, above all, is the MY most significant reason to use U2. Holt, Jake wrote: I'm not sure being cheaper than Oracle can really be touted as an advantage, there aren't many things out there that are more expensive than oracle =D. And all of those things you just mentioned are also true of many FREE databases, so again, why pick U2? -Original Message- From: u2-users-bounces@listserver.**u2ug.org u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto: u2-users-bounces@**listserver.u2ug.org u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org ] On Behalf Of Israel, John R. Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 9:31 AM To: 'U2 Users List' Subject: Re: [U2] Interesting Article You may have answered your own question. Why do YOU like it? It is easy to develop, quick to code, fairly robust query language, and a lot cheaper than the BIG databases (Oracle, DB2, etc). John Israel Senior Programmer/Analyst Dayton Superior Corporation 1125 Byers Road Miamisburg, OH 45342 -Original Message- From: u2-users-bounces@listserver.**u2ug.org u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto: u2-users-bounces@**listserver.u2ug.org u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org ] On Behalf Of Holt, Jake Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 10:26 AM To: U2 Users List Subject: Re: [U2] Interesting Article I have come to like U2 over the past few years but an honest question: Why would anyone ever pick U2 beyond familiarity and personal preference? Can anyone think of any situation that another (and in a lot of cases a *far* cheaper) database isn't a better fit? Maybe if U2 had it's own niche like MySQL has with web hosting, there would be a market Rocket could focus on ? __**_ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/**mailman/listinfo/u2-users http://listserver.u2u g.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users __**_ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/**mailman/listinfo/u2-users http://listserver.u2u g.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users __**_ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/**mailman/listinfo/u2-users http://listserver.u2u g.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users -- --**--** Jeff
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Primarily the mv data structure - is simple yet powerfull (to a point i agree) Databasic feels like you are really in the data when programming, and not divorced via layers and api's - i know you could correlate to stored procedures, but it is not the same. I like the way you open a udt shell and then inside it can do lots of things, or pass things into it. It all follows the normal linux shell ethos. Obviously i use high level (vs2010) tools sets as well, but the ability to go command line, at linux and at u2 is great. Similarly the way the database tables are os files - bit of a plus and minus point for some - but gives you massive flexibility. Being able to write databasic in ED with one eye closed, a beer in one hand, a cat on my knee, holding a conversation with the kids and watching tv - all at the same time - even with Visual Studios being a fantastic ide, and my experience of using .net from the start and java for many years, i still seem to need to concentrate much more on these other languages, and t-sql - well its the manual out every time i venture in there. Many more things as well - these are not really tangible business case things but personal usage things. -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Rob Sobers Sent: 13 July 2011 21:12 To: U2 Users List Subject: Re: [U2] Why use U2, was Interesting Article Let's see if I can draw a response from you, Symeon :-)... What exactly makes you a U2 fanboy? What features in U2 are you happy to pay for? -Rob On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 1:56 PM, Symeon Breen syme...@gmail.com wrote: I am a bit of a mongo DB fanboy myself, I think regarding performance, because of its autosharding any large scale application will definitely beat u2. Mongo db powers many mainstream enterprise solutions, and high profile websites, - bit.ly comes to mind, so it certainly has a pedigree as well. However i am also a u2 fanboy for many many reasons. -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Rob Sobers Sent: 13 July 2011 16:52 To: U2 Users List Subject: Re: [U2] Why use U2, was Interesting Article Wait, why can't you add a new column to a table in MySQL or SQL Server? Putting aside the RDMS arguments, (*apart from familiarity*) why wouldn't you use something like MongoDB or CouchDB, which are accessible from more programming environments, over U2? They offer the same schema flexibility and disk space benefits you cite with U2 and so much more. MongoDB, for instance, has built-in mechanisms for auto-sharding, replication, REST API, full-text index, and I can go on and on. And it's FREE! :-) I can't speak to performance, but I'd love to benchmark MongoDB versus U2. Maybe I will. I know I sound like a MongoDB fanboy, but I think it's a straight-up U2 killer. I challenge anyone to find an area where U2 beats it. -Rob On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 10:59 AM, Jeff Schasny jscha...@gmail.com wrote: It scales well. I benchmarked 20K concurrent users for a wholesale distribution application on a single (HP Superdome) server and that was 10 years ago. The database structure can be painlessly modified which makes it much easier for new applications development. Need a new field, slap it on the end of the table and go on with your day, try that with your favorite relational environment. Not so important today as it once was when disk was more expensive,but it uses significantly less disk space than a relational database storing the equivalent data. This also contributes to needing significantly less overall computing power to support X number of users for a given application due to more efficient IO, i.e. less disk reads required. You can use SQL, but you don't have to. This, above all, is the MY most significant reason to use U2. Holt, Jake wrote: I'm not sure being cheaper than Oracle can really be touted as an advantage, there aren't many things out there that are more expensive than oracle =D. And all of those things you just mentioned are also true of many FREE databases, so again, why pick U2? -Original Message- From: u2-users-bounces@listserver.**u2ug.org u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto: u2-users-bounces@**listserver.u2ug.org u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org ] On Behalf Of Israel, John R. Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 9:31 AM To: 'U2 Users List' Subject: Re: [U2] Interesting Article You may have answered your own question. Why do YOU like it? It is easy to develop, quick to code, fairly robust query language, and a lot cheaper than the BIG databases (Oracle, DB2, etc). John Israel Senior Programmer/Analyst Dayton Superior Corporation 1125 Byers Road Miamisburg, OH 45342 -Original Message- From: u2-users-bounces@listserver
Re: [U2] Why use U2, was Interesting Article
Always...use the right tool, for the right job...one size doesn't fit all, etc., etc. -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Symeon Breen Sent: Thursday, 14 July 2011 3:56 AM To: 'U2 Users List' Subject: Re: [U2] Why use U2, was Interesting Article I am a bit of a mongo DB fanboy myself, I think regarding performance, because of its autosharding any large scale application will definitely beat u2. Mongo db powers many mainstream enterprise solutions, and high profile websites, - bit.ly comes to mind, so it certainly has a pedigree as well. However i am also a u2 fanboy for many many reasons. ** IMPORTANT MESSAGE * This e-mail message is intended only for the addressee(s) and contains information which may be confidential. If you are not the intended recipient please advise the sender by return email, do not use or disclose the contents, and delete the message and any attachments from your system. Unless specifically indicated, this email does not constitute formal advice or commitment by the sender or the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ABN 48 123 123 124) or its subsidiaries. We can be contacted through our web site: commbank.com.au. If you no longer wish to receive commercial electronic messages from us, please reply to this e-mail by typing Unsubscribe in the subject line. ** ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
