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Learning the Database Landscape in the Opensource World

Learning the Database Landscape in the Opensource World. Learning the Database Landscape in the Opensource World. rbernier@mediosystems.com. Learning the Database Landscape in the Opensource World. PART I: surveying the land PART II: taking a walk in the park, MySQL vs PostgreSQL

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Learning the Database Landscape in the Opensource World

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  1. Learning the Database Landscape in the Opensource World Learning the Database Landscape in the Opensource World rbernier@mediosystems.com

  2. Learning the Database Landscape in the Opensource World • PART I: surveying the land • PART II: taking a walk in the park, MySQL vs PostgreSQL • PART III: welcome to a brave new world, making the commitment • PART IV: concluding remarks rbernier@mediosystems.com

  3. PART I: surveying the landscape • About this presentation • A definition of power • In the beginning... • The significance of license, "la raison d'être" • Databases; deciding which one is better... yeah right! Learning the Database Landscape in the Opensource World rbernier@mediosystems.com

  4. PART I: surveying the landscape • The objective of this talk is to empower you in your decision making process vis a vis database systems in the workplace Learning the Database Landscape in the Opensource World rbernier@mediosystems.com

  5. PART I: surveying the landscape • About Power • it's not money or influence • It's knowledge • Power is the awarenes of the significance of events of the past and present and leveraging it to one's advantage before anyone else figures it out Learning the Database Landscape in the Opensource World rbernier@mediosystems.com

  6. PART I: surveying the landscape • IN THE BEGINNING...? Learning the Database Landscape in the Opensource World rbernier@mediosystems.com

  7. PART I: surveying the landscape • Dawn Of The Relational Model • Ted Codd (1970) and his Rules for Relational Databases Learning the Database Landscape in the Opensource World rbernier@mediosystems.com

  8. PART I: surveying the landscape • Three Great Contemporary Forces • IBM • ORACLE • University of Berkley California(a product of the Military-Industrial-Academic Complex)‏ Learning the Database Landscape in the Opensource World rbernier@mediosystems.com

  9. PART I: surveying the landscape • The Significance Of License, "La raison d'être" • The implications of closed vs open vs bsd vs gpl licensing • Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD)‏ • GNU General Public License (GPL)GNU GNU General Public LicenseGNU GNU GNU General Public License Learning the Database Landscape in the Opensource World rbernier@mediosystems.com

  10. PART I: surveying the landscape • More About the Opensource Licenses • BSD: the race to get the best academic minds • GPL: revenge is sweet, the Richard Stallman saga Learning the Database Landscape in the Opensource World rbernier@mediosystems.com

  11. PART I: surveying the landscape • Deciding which one is better • Corporate culture (established vs startup)‏ • The people • The DBA (or lack of)‏ • Current technology (even the OS makes a difference)‏ • The requirements • Making comparisions & the effects of licensing Learning the Database Landscape in the Opensource World rbernier@mediosystems.com

  12. PART II: Taking a walk in the garden, MySQL vs PostgreSQL • An everyman's history of Postgres and MySQL IN THE 90's • The effects of license Learning the Database Landscape in the Opensource World rbernier@mediosystems.com

  13. PART II: Taking a walk in the garden, MySQL vs PostgreSQL • An everyman's history of Postgres and MySQL IN THE 90's • Both have already been long in existence but then the Internet came along • The state of PostgreSQL and its early adopters • The state of MySQL and its early adopters Learning the Database Landscape in the Opensource World rbernier@mediosystems.com

  14. PART II: Taking a walk in the garden, MySQL vs PostgreSQL • The effects of license • popularization • how the GPL license centralizes and coordinates mindshare • how the BSD license encourages decentralization of control and encourages innovative paradigms • perception, the appearance of superiority • corporatization and the monetizing of mindshare • GPL transforms into a commercial entity • BSD fragments mindshare; development is localized, overall development is only possible on the technology itself i.e. no marketing, no training, no publications etc. Learning the Database Landscape in the Opensource World rbernier@mediosystems.com

  15. PART III: WELCOME TO A BRAVE NEW WORLD • Finding qualified candidates • Training new people • Working with consultants • The opensource help desk Learning the Database Landscape in the Opensource World rbernier@mediosystems.com

  16. PART III: WELCOME TO A BRAVE NEW WORLD • Finding qualified candidates • Ideal educational background... you've got to be kidding! • Work history: traditional vs non-traditional • Looking for people with an online presence • mail lists • forums • Linklin • Facebook • Twitter • Google Learning the Database Landscape in the Opensource World rbernier@mediosystems.com

  17. PART III: WELCOME TO A BRAVE NEW WORLD • Training new people • educational institutions • in house • corporate Learning the Database Landscape in the Opensource World rbernier@mediosystems.com

  18. PART III: WELCOME TO A BRAVE NEW WORLD • Working with consultants (when employees aren't enough)‏ Learning the Database Landscape in the Opensource World rbernier@mediosystems.com

  19. PART III: WELCOME TO A BRAVE NEW WORLD • The opensource Help Desk.... HUH? Learning the Database Landscape in the Opensource World rbernier@mediosystems.com

  20. PART IV: CONCLUDING REMARKS • Fighting the rush towards opensource • Fitting in with the traditionals • Regarding the corporatization of opensource • A final word... Learning the Database Landscape in the Opensource World rbernier@mediosystems.com

  21. Fighting the rush towards opensource. PART IV: CONCLUDING REMARKS Learning the Database Landscape in the Opensource World rbernier@mediosystems.com

  22. Fitting in with the traditionals PART IV: CONCLUDING REMARKS Learning the Database Landscape in the Opensource World rbernier@mediosystems.com

  23. Regarding the corporatization of opensource PART IV: CONCLUDING REMARKS Learning the Database Landscape in the Opensource World rbernier@mediosystems.com

  24. A final word... it's not the technology (it's the politics), stupid! PART IV: CONCLUDING REMARKS Learning the Database Landscape in the Opensource World rbernier@mediosystems.com

  25. Learning the Database Landscape in the Opensource World • References Learning the Database Landscape in the Opensource World rbernier@mediosystems.com

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