Comments on: SAP’s version of DBMS2 http://www.dbms2.com/2005/12/09/36/ Choices in data management and analysis Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:51:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: The Workday architecture — a new kind of OLTP software stack | DBMS 2 : DataBase Management System Services http://www.dbms2.com/2005/12/09/36/#comment-214965 The Workday architecture — a new kind of OLTP software stack | DBMS 2 : DataBase Management System Services Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:34:56 +0000 http://www.dbms2.com/2005/12/09/36/#comment-214965 [...] has longstanding doubts about relational dogma, although not nearly to Workday’s [...] [...] has longstanding doubts about relational dogma, although not nearly to Workday’s [...]

]]> By: The Monash Report»Blog Archive » Shai Agassi – a contrarian view http://www.dbms2.com/2005/12/09/36/#comment-23348 The Monash Report»Blog Archive » Shai Agassi – a contrarian view Wed, 28 Mar 2007 23:05:56 +0000 http://www.dbms2.com/2005/12/09/36/#comment-23348 [...] My two-part take on SAP’s excellent architectural vision. (December, 2005) [...] [...] My two-part take on SAP’s excellent architectural vision. (December, 2005) [...]

]]> By: Text Technologies»Blog Archive » SAP’s “search” strategy isn’t about search http://www.dbms2.com/2005/12/09/36/#comment-19824 Text Technologies»Blog Archive » SAP’s “search” strategy isn’t about search Wed, 28 Feb 2007 07:07:02 +0000 http://www.dbms2.com/2005/12/09/36/#comment-19824 [...] “What,” you may ask, “is a business object? Is it a database record? A group of database records linked by metadata? A web service?” SAP’s answer to that question is an emphatic “Yes!” As I’ve long documented, SAP’s technical strategy is heavily post-relational, with a strong DBMS2 flavor. Even so, I have trouble imagining how the “finding business objects” part will soon work, other than by the standard technique of text search that includes the indexing of relational database columns. [...] [...] “What,” you may ask, “is a business object? Is it a database record? A group of database records linked by metadata? A web service?” SAP’s answer to that question is an emphatic “Yes!” As I’ve long documented, SAP’s technical strategy is heavily post-relational, with a strong DBMS2 flavor. Even so, I have trouble imagining how the “finding business objects” part will soon work, other than by the standard technique of text search that includes the indexing of relational database columns. [...]

]]> By: DBMS2 — DataBase Management System Services»Blog Archive » DBMS2 at IBM http://www.dbms2.com/2005/12/09/36/#comment-1079 DBMS2 — DataBase Management System Services»Blog Archive » DBMS2 at IBM Tue, 02 May 2006 09:41:07 +0000 http://www.dbms2.com/2005/12/09/36/#comment-1079 [...] I had a chat a couple of weeks ago with Bob Picciano, who runs servers (i.e., DBMS) for IBM. I came away feeling that, while they don’t use that name, they’re well down the DBMS2 path. By no means is this SAP’s level of commitment; after all, they have to cater to traditional technology strategies as well. But they definitely seem to be getting there. [...] [...] I had a chat a couple of weeks ago with Bob Picciano, who runs servers (i.e., DBMS) for IBM. I came away feeling that, while they don’t use that name, they’re well down the DBMS2 path. By no means is this SAP’s level of commitment; after all, they have to cater to traditional technology strategies as well. But they definitely seem to be getting there. [...]

]]> By: DBMS2 — DataBase Management System Services»Blog Archive » SAP on SAP http://www.dbms2.com/2005/12/09/36/#comment-791 DBMS2 — DataBase Management System Services»Blog Archive » SAP on SAP Sat, 08 Apr 2006 10:29:07 +0000 http://www.dbms2.com/2005/12/09/36/#comment-791 [...] Basically, they claim to be reengineering their whole product line for the new services-based architcture I keep writing about. And they insist this truly is a new platform architecture. In that regard, I buy into and agree with their pitch. [...] [...] Basically, they claim to be reengineering their whole product line for the new services-based architcture I keep writing about. And they insist this truly is a new platform architecture. In that regard, I buy into and agree with their pitch. [...]

]]> By: DBMS2 — DataBase Management System Services»Blog Archive » Application logic in the database http://www.dbms2.com/2005/12/09/36/#comment-195 DBMS2 — DataBase Management System Services»Blog Archive » Application logic in the database Thu, 15 Dec 2005 21:46:52 +0000 http://www.dbms2.com/2005/12/09/36/#comment-195 [...] 4. Besides everything else, I mainly agree with SAP’s belief that the DBMS is the wrong place to look for module interfaces. • • • [...] [...] 4. Besides everything else, I mainly agree with SAP’s belief that the DBMS is the wrong place to look for module interfaces. • • • [...]

]]> By: The Ponderings of Woodrow http://www.dbms2.com/2005/12/09/36/#comment-187 The Ponderings of Woodrow Wed, 14 Dec 2005 04:42:37 +0000 http://www.dbms2.com/2005/12/09/36/#comment-187 <strong>SAP: All Roads Lead to SOA</strong> Last week, SAP held their annual Analyst Summit in Las Vegas, and Shai Agassi and a team of SAP executives outlined the company's strategy and product road map in some detail. While I was busy being pitched by myriad public SAP: All Roads Lead to SOA

Last week, SAP held their annual Analyst Summit in Las Vegas, and Shai Agassi and a team of SAP executives outlined the company’s strategy and product road map in some detail. While I was busy being pitched by myriad public

]]> By: The Monash Report»Blog Archive » SAP’s technical strategy http://www.dbms2.com/2005/12/09/36/#comment-182 The Monash Report»Blog Archive » SAP’s technical strategy Fri, 09 Dec 2005 18:55:24 +0000 http://www.dbms2.com/2005/12/09/36/#comment-182 [...] I just posted an extensive discussion of SAP’s technical strategy over on the DBMS2 blog. Key takeaways include: [...] [...] I just posted an extensive discussion of SAP’s technical strategy over on the DBMS2 blog. Key takeaways include: [...]

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