RE: iSeries blog - Is DB2 Dead?

["DeLong, Eric" <EDeLong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I agree...  IMO, these vertical DB vendors have merely optimized the database engine a bit.  It seems more evolutionary than revolutionary....  

My amusement comes from the inevitable tide of "converts" who are so ready to proclaim the demise of DB2 (Oracle, MySQL, etc.) just because.....  Legacy?  Bah!

Eric

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I'll take the EVI approach.  DB2 is a great database...



                                                                           
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In essence, the issue boils down to an attempt by some DB vendors to
increase database efficiency by compressing columnar data and storing each
column as its own storage space.  The claims that these vendors maks is
that, by compressing the data and "partitioning" this data, that fewer
bytes must be read from storage, increasing potential thruput.

The claim is that CPU speeds have increased significantly over the last
decade, while storage I/O thruput remains basically the same.  By reading
compressed data from vertically partitioned storage, you can reduce I/O at
the expense of CPU cycles (which we have to spare)....

IMO, this is a little like the approach IBM took with the EVI index.  In an
EVI, each distinct value in a column generates an index, and then this
index carries a "row bitmap" so that all rows where this index value is
found can be flagged with a bit in the map.

Eric

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I have to admit to ignorance here.  I believe I know what a vertical
based columnar data base is, but I also believe that there is a high
likelihood I have it wrong.  What are the salient differences from what
I am used to working with?

DeLong, Eric wrote:
> Lol, I guess some people will not be happy until everything that works
well is considered "legacy"......
> http://iseries.blogs.techtarget.com/2007/09/10/is-db2-dead/
>
> Eric

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