On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 1:27 AM, Scott Marlowe <scott.marlowe@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 11:18 PM, Bret Stern
> <bret_stern@machinemanagement.com> wrote:
>> VoltDB maybe
>> ----- Original Message -----
>
> VoltDB has a completely different focus than PostgreSQL really.
> PostgreSQL is a general purpose database that can achieve some very
> impressive numbers using super fast hardware, while still being a
> general purpose db that can do more than just shove through thousands
> of transactions a second.
There's some good talk on usenix's youtube channel about dbs etc.:
One Size Does Not Fit All in DB Systems:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQdbTpvjITM&lr=1
NewSQL vs. NoSQL for New OLTP by Mike Stonebraker:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhDM4fcI2aI
are both excellent presentations.
