NoSQL Database Comparison

An interesting and comprehensive for database junkies like me: Very thorough analysis, evaluations, and comparisons of Cassandra, HBase, MongoDB, Riak, and MySQL Cluster.

ClearDB, Heroku, and Cloud Database Jurisdiction

ClearDB, one of the cloud database products listed in the Database as a Service (DbaaS) Product Directory, is now available as a Heroku add-on. I won’t repeat everything you could read elsewhere. Instead, I’ll focus on a thought that crossed my mind when I read more about ClearDB. In the blog post announcing the ClearDB add-on […]

Open for Business, Heroku Postgres

Heroku now offers a stand-alone PostgreSQL-based cloud database service.

Oracle DbaaS Reference Architecture

I just ran across a white paper from Oracle called Database as a Service: Reference Architecture – Overview. Here’s my review.

Database as a Service Product Directory Update

Head on over to the DbaaS Product Directory for the latest updates I could find. Please send me things I’m missing. Happy autumn.

Summer 2011: A Banner Season for Cloud Databases

Wow! Summer 2011 was quite the season for cloud databases. It looks like DbaaS is really starting to hit full stride.

Mongo Merge!

MongoHQ acquired MongoMachine

Hope to See You at IEEE Cloud 2011

Please join me at IEEE Cloud 2011, July 4-9, Washington, DC. At the show, I’ll be giving two sessions that might be of interest. On Monday, July 4, at the “Cloud 2011 Summer School”, I’ll be presenting the “Cloud Development and Deployment” tutorial. Designed for developers by developers, this workshop mixes presentations with hands-on coding […]

The Next Frontier-Cloud Databases Panel, My Review from Structure 2011

I was really looking forward to this panel discussion about #cloud #databases. Unfortunately, it was disappointing, for the most part. Read my review.

Database.com Sneak Peek Webinar

Register for this webinar to get a sneak peek at Database.com, the world’s first enterprise cloud database.