Posted on 09/28/2010 5:04:24 PM PDT by WebFocus
InformationWeek Analytics, the leading service for peer-based IT research and analysis, today announced the release of its "Research: 2010 State of Database Technology" report. More than 750 business technology professionals weigh in on their database strategies. Report author Richard Winter is founder and president of WinterCorp, an independent consulting firm that specializes in the performance and scalability of data management systems.
Research Summary:
Our first InformationWeek Analytics State of Database Technology Survey reveals serious fault lines beneath the critically important enterprise database and data warehousing markets. The 755 business technology professionals taking part in our poll express discontent with rising license and upgrade fees as database sizes and workloads spiral ever larger. On the vendor side, a spate of acquisitions and the rise of appliances are creating uncertainty as well.
Findings:
* Most respondents, 88%, hail from enterprises where the primary operational database platform is from Microsoft (35%), Oracle (35%) or IBM (18%). While the majority are generally satisfied with features and performance, more than half, 52%, take issue with license fees; 13% of respondents characterize their costs as "highway robbery."
* A remarkably high percentage of respondents, 27%, are using as a secondary operational database the open source MySQL, which is now owned by Oracle and, more importantly, carries no license fee. In addition, 39% are interested in NoSQL, a term encompassing a group of large, clustered but nonrelational data management systems, often inexpensive or open source. Together these trends suggest we'll see movement toward alternatives to the commercially available relational database platforms that have been the near-universal standard for the past 25 years.
* The data warehousing market is also in flux. The good news is that 41% of respondents have a single enterprise data warehouse (EDW) or are working toward that goal—the largest percentage pursuing any single strategy in our survey. However, just over 60% are satisfied with the performance and features of their EDW platforms, while a quarter are unhappy with license fees.
* MySQL is frequently cited as a secondary data warehouse or data mart, and in the analytic databases category, which 48% see as distinct from data warehouses and data marts, a remarkable 22% of respondents are using, experimenting with or investigating the open source platform Hadoop; slightly fewer are looking at related tools, such as BigTable or MapReduce.
"One subject we really dug into for this report is database security, an area often underemphasized," says Lorna Garey, content director of InformationWeek Analytics. "We're worried that respondents are talking a good game here while not always following through. I say this because while 70% say their organizations perform database security assessments to identify weaknesses, only about half of those people were able to name the security assessment products in use. Maybe they're assuming that the CISO is handling this, but the phrase 'trust but verify' comes to mind for me."
InformationWeek Analytics is a subscription-based service, offering peer-based technology research. Its site currently houses more than 900 reports and briefs, and includes a dedicated area where technology professionals can access complete issues of InformationWeek Magazine.
Forgot to copy the first sentence in the article :
“Microsoft is also poised to take the lead in enterprise data mart usage within 18 months”
Someone seems to be unclear on the concept of 'open source'. MySQL is not owned by Oracle (or anybody), although they may be taking the lead on development.
/johnny
We use Oracle and Mysql at work. We are getting rid of Microsoft SQL.
So, what is MYSQL going to be, is it still ‘open source’ or not?
Or is Oracle going to restrict sharing of the Source Code from now on?
RE: We use Oracle and Mysql at work. We are getting rid of Microsoft SQL.
Funny, we are doing just the opposite.
We are a heavy Windows shop however. Is your company a Windows based company, or are you guys using a different operating system?
Realistically, there will always be an open source fork of MySQL out there available for download for free, that geeks can modify and repost. Some geeks will do RCS stuff to make sure there is a clear path, bug reports, bug fixes, etc....
This story is basic marketing hype.
/johnny
however,
the windows 7 tablet/slate seems to be DOA
the windows phone 7 is going only GSM with no CDMA for sprint or verizon
isn’t this how IBM faded away?
“I think MSSQL is very reliable, performs well and has some great development tools... it’s my first choice these days for high-performanace database work.”
Yeah, I work with it everyday, in a totally MS shop, and I find data integrity - row locking type issues every day. Oracle was solid when I worked with it before this company. And the application development platform was better. Of course, every Mohatmas in India thinks he knows how to code C# now. Not the case btw.
Ping
I never got any certs in SQL server, I might just go for my SQL 2008 cert, see if it opens any new career opportunities for me.
We are Windows 2008 and Solaris 10.
I’ve been an Oracle DBA for 10 years, used 8i, 9i, 10G and now 11G. In my current shop we also use MSSQL Server 2000 and 2005. Hands down, Oracle is the best enterprise database solution. In my opinion, anyway.
If Microsoft were really smart they would give away Microsoft Access for free. It would spur sales in SQL Server tremendously.
RE: We are Windows 2008 and Solaris 10.
I can understand your using MYSQL and Oracle for Solaris 10, but now you’re telling me that MYSQL and Oracle perform better on a Windows platform compared to SQL Server, and that’s why you’re getting rid of the latter?
Access is a great product that many are not using and don’t have it installed because they don’t want to spend the difference between Microsoft Office and Microsoft Office Professional (which includes Access).
If it were free many of those people would start developing databases in Access and then “get in over their heads” and would need to hire a software developer (like you and me - I looked at your profile)and we would create a more powerful database for them and eventually migrate them to SQL Server.
This would also create more work for us software developers and it would increase dependence on Microsoft (which I view as a good thing since I make my living with Microsoft).
For my relational db stuff, I use Access for prototyping and proof-of-concept, then Oracle for production. I like the simplicity of Access...but haven’t used it for a couple years now (more maintenance than new dev).
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