Open source software sets a piece of 漪 in the database, but is the company's key application suitable for use?
To understand the prospects of the open source database, you must consider three elements: First, the quality of the open source database itself, the second is the support quality of Linux manufacturers for all databases; the third is what database manufacturers will provide some degree of open source Code product?
In the last item, even if commercial database manufacturers provide database products compatible with Linux operating system versions to enterprise users, this does not hinder the progress of the open source database. For example, Sybase has developed Linux version of database and analysis products, claiming that Linux's low overall cost cost will allow customers to get more ROI (investment payment rate). IBM also provides Linux version of DB2 and related development tools; large hosts also have Linux versions to provide higher ductility.
However, commercial database vendors is also the most active way to move to Linux. The company's recent 10G database is known as the highest performance in the Linux environment. The company also cooperates with Red Hat to add new features to the core of Linux, so that it is more suitable for the Grid Computing, and even more willing to provide the third level (Level 3) support, this means that if the customer is really demanding The meeting is a rewrite operating system.
Oracle's movement is confused for Linux to support large complex enterprise databases, because Oracle should shoulder so many complex technical support characters, the market is inevitable whether it represents Linux and is not suitable for the database. "Enterprises are about two to three years, they will be relieved to these products." Oracle Australian Business Technology Solutions Roland Slee is said.
However, Linux vendors have already started to quickly join the functions required to add database manufacturers in their own versions. For example, Red Hat has an authentication program to ensure that open source databases and other applications meet the best most, to ensure the highest performance of the execution.
The active movement of Linux vendors means that Linux is more suitable for implementing the entries that will not be more complex (lower than Oracle grid).
Open source code database itself does not seem to be expected, including leading postgressQL and mysql's ductility and stability are quite reputable, due to good performance, many manufacturers who have disclosed source code database solutions have now occurred. For example, the Cybsource, Melbourne, Australia has started an open source database since 1997. The company's founder Con Zymaris said, "Seven years, we have passed more than 50 major projects, the database has never been wrong, or let us lose any information."
Even if open source code database is quite reliable, the market still doubts the applicability of these products in the enterprise environment. "Some times we can't sign customers, not because we offer insufficient guarantees or good products," Open Source Database Vendor SquizPTY, Open Source Database Supplier Stepehn Barker, said. "It's just that the user doesn't know if the problem is looking for. For example, if you use Oracle, if you do something, you can accomplish Oracle, because this is a business organization that registers the case, but in case the company uses mysql out of the problem Who should I say? In addition, companies are still worried that there is no universal marking test number, or have doubts about the technical document quality of some open source databases. "
The Gartner analyst Phil Sargeant also has similar doubts. "Many companies have doubts about the technical maturity of open source products." He said, "At least three or two years, the company will feel relieved to these technologies."
Furthermore, even if open source code database technology has been with commercial database, Sergeant still believes that there will be some obstacles. "We must recognize that many organizations have already deployed proprietary database products, and there are many investments in product and skills, so there will be many companies that will not rank in other new products, and they will be returned to another support and operations. The learning curve. "On the open source database, there is still a strength. Sergeant believes that" traditional database manufacturers have not really priced, which makes open source database products and traditional databases will have serious competition, which has become many integrated companies. Come as a tool for negotiation chips. "
Just database vendors don't seem to worry, "We believe that the database should be the most difficult part, because everyone is reluctant to let the information integrity are subject to any risk." Oracle's SLEE said.
However, Gartner expects that open source databases will have a relatively wide adoption in 2008, and when enterprises can really enjoy a more diversified price difference.
Competitors currently open source code database include:
Postgressql
Postgres dates back to the University of California, California, California. The university opened source code to open source communities in 1994, and the community joined SQL support and then developed the software so far. Some original source code and design are still stored so far, whether they are also available in the Postgres or Informix database, the latter uses Postgres source code, and now all of IBM. Postgres is recognized as the most advanced open source database, but the file quality is quite illusory.
Mysql
Sweden Mysql AB has launched this product at the same time in 1995, which means that this "double-track authorization" strategy helps to stand firm, which is conducive to future continuous improvement of database products. . Mysql can be called 100 employees, which is the world's largest open source code database, known as 4 million installation foundations, and praise to the best open source database. The company also offers another original database MaxDB owned by the ERP large factory SAP and certified in R / 3 set software.
FIREBIRD
Borland's test source code of the Test source code of the Test source code of the INTERBASE Connected Database, made it a world's latest open source database. Firebird is now entering version 1.5, the advantage is that the size is small, and the SQL engine is very stable.
Berkeleydb
It belongs to the embedded database, including Apache, Sendmail, Mozilla browser, and even Google use BerkeleyDb.EMC to use on some storage devices, while Sun's LDAP server releared this source code. Cisco and Sony are only users. The claim has 200 million deployment bases, and like MySQL, it is a two-track authorization strategy.
Other open source code databases include "HSQLDB" and "McKoi", both of which are all Java SQL engines. EXIST is a native XML database; BackPlane provides an open source replacement option that is different from the Oracle mesh solution. (
