Comments on: Database implications if IBM acquires Sun http://www.dbms2.com/2009/03/18/database-implications-if-ibm-acquires-sun/ Choices in data management and analysis Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:57:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: First thoughts on Oracle acquiring Sun | DBMS2 -- DataBase Management System Services http://www.dbms2.com/2009/03/18/database-implications-if-ibm-acquires-sun/#comment-117413 First thoughts on Oracle acquiring Sun | DBMS2 -- DataBase Management System Services Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:57:11 +0000 http://www.dbms2.com/?p=722#comment-117413 [...] MySQL is apt to get decent, much as it would have under IBM. [...] [...] MySQL is apt to get decent, much as it would have under IBM. [...]

]]> By: Bob Michaels http://www.dbms2.com/2009/03/18/database-implications-if-ibm-acquires-sun/#comment-114375 Bob Michaels Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:56:23 +0000 http://www.dbms2.com/?p=722#comment-114375 Well look at that, a MySQL storage engine for DB2 for i (DB2/400) http://solutions.mysql.com/engines/ibm_db2_storage_engine.html Yet another angle for the acquisition of Sun by IBM. Well look at that, a MySQL storage engine for DB2 for i (DB2/400) http://solutions.mysql.com/engines/ibm_db2_storage_engine.html
Yet another angle for the acquisition of Sun by IBM.

]]> By: Bob Michaels http://www.dbms2.com/2009/03/18/database-implications-if-ibm-acquires-sun/#comment-114160 Bob Michaels Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:32:01 +0000 http://www.dbms2.com/?p=722#comment-114160 MySQL + DB2 + Informix + IMS + Cloudscape + IBM SolidDB + Unidata + Universe + IMS ... Sounds like a ton of redundancy. How many database engineers, product managers, marketers, etc does it take to make a single database engine that supports the requirements of analytics, transactional and read mostly applications. I say it time for some product rationalization efforts to begin at IBM, especially if MySQL comes into play. MySQL + DB2 + Informix + IMS + Cloudscape + IBM SolidDB + Unidata + Universe + IMS …

Sounds like a ton of redundancy. How many database engineers, product managers, marketers, etc does it take to make a single database engine that supports the requirements of analytics, transactional and read mostly applications. I say it time for some product rationalization efforts to begin at IBM, especially if MySQL comes into play.

]]> By: Peter http://www.dbms2.com/2009/03/18/database-implications-if-ibm-acquires-sun/#comment-113802 Peter Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:25:13 +0000 http://www.dbms2.com/?p=722#comment-113802 What I meant is commercially successful product. I don't think the open source free version is at stake. I am wondering how IBM would "sell" it, as MySQL did. What I meant is commercially successful product. I don’t think the open source free version is at stake. I am wondering how IBM would “sell” it, as MySQL did.

]]> By: Joe Celko http://www.dbms2.com/2009/03/18/database-implications-if-ibm-acquires-sun/#comment-113798 Joe Celko Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:48:40 +0000 http://www.dbms2.com/?p=722#comment-113798 >> Maybe MySQL is here to stay, but I don’t see it as a commercially successful product, in case it ends up with IBM. It is just breadcrumbs compared to DB2 sales. << I disagree. Look at how much of the web is LAMP based and remember that L= Linux and M= MySQL. Wow, IBM would suddenly be in a very strong Internet position against Microsoft! >> Maybe MySQL is here to stay, but I don’t see it as a commercially successful product, in case it ends up with IBM. It is just breadcrumbs compared to DB2 sales. <<

I disagree. Look at how much of the web is LAMP based and remember that L= Linux and M= MySQL. Wow, IBM would suddenly be in a very strong Internet position against Microsoft!

]]> By: Peter http://www.dbms2.com/2009/03/18/database-implications-if-ibm-acquires-sun/#comment-113793 Peter Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:32:11 +0000 http://www.dbms2.com/?p=722#comment-113793 Come to think of it. Open Office is SUN. MySQL is SUN. Why did they never put it together? Maybe MySQL is here to stay, but I don't see it as a commercially successful product, in case it ends up with IBM. It is just breadcrumbs compared to DB2 sales. Come to think of it. Open Office is SUN. MySQL is SUN. Why did they never put it together?

Maybe MySQL is here to stay, but I don’t see it as a commercially successful product, in case it ends up with IBM. It is just breadcrumbs compared to DB2 sales.

]]> By: Curt Monash http://www.dbms2.com/2009/03/18/database-implications-if-ibm-acquires-sun/#comment-113754 Curt Monash Thu, 19 Mar 2009 05:53:54 +0000 http://www.dbms2.com/?p=722#comment-113754 The industry as a whole has a decent track record of upgrading acquired DBMS, and IBM is no exception. More would be needed in the case of MySQL -- but given its visibility, that's not unrealistic. The industry as a whole has a decent track record of upgrading acquired DBMS, and IBM is no exception.

More would be needed in the case of MySQL — but given its visibility, that’s not unrealistic.

]]> By: Peter http://www.dbms2.com/2009/03/18/database-implications-if-ibm-acquires-sun/#comment-113716 Peter Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:59:07 +0000 http://www.dbms2.com/?p=722#comment-113716 Given IBM's track record with acquired DBs. What would happen to MySQL? Given IBM’s track record with acquired DBs. What would happen to MySQL?

]]> By: Paw Hellegaard http://www.dbms2.com/2009/03/18/database-implications-if-ibm-acquires-sun/#comment-113693 Paw Hellegaard Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:12:30 +0000 http://www.dbms2.com/?p=722#comment-113693 IBM is the best in the Market!.. but great article, i have substribed your feed to my reader - Thanks! IBM is the best in the Market!.. but great article, i have substribed your feed to my reader – Thanks!

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