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, My. SQL vs Postgre. SQL PART III: welcome to a brave new world, making the commitment PART IV: concluding remarks rbernier@mediosystems. com
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
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
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
PART I: surveying the landscape IN THE BEGINNING. . . ? Learning the Database Landscape in the Opensource World rbernier@mediosystems. com
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
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
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 General Public License GNU GNU General Public License Learning the Database Landscape in the Opensource World rbernier@mediosystems. com
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
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
PART II: Taking a walk in the garden, My. SQL vs Postgre. SQL An everyman's history of Postgres and My. SQL IN THE 90's The effects of license Learning the Database Landscape in the Opensource World rbernier@mediosystems. com
PART II: Taking a walk in the garden, My. SQL vs Postgre. SQL An everyman's history of Postgres and My. SQL IN THE 90's Both have already been long in existence but then the Internet came along The state of Postgre. SQL and its early adopters The state of My. SQL and its early adopters Learning the Database Landscape in the Opensource World rbernier@mediosystems. com
PART II: Taking a walk in the garden, My. SQL vs Postgre. SQL 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
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
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
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
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
PART III: WELCOME TO A BRAVE NEW WORLD The opensource Help Desk. . HUH? Learning the Database Landscape in the Opensource World rbernier@mediosystems. com
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
PART IV: CONCLUDING REMARKS Fighting the rush towards opensource. Learning the Database Landscape in the Opensource World rbernier@mediosystems. com
PART IV: CONCLUDING REMARKS Fitting in with the traditionals Learning the Database Landscape in the Opensource World rbernier@mediosystems. com
PART IV: CONCLUDING REMARKS Regarding the corporatization of opensource Learning the Database Landscape in the Opensource World rbernier@mediosystems. com
PART IV: CONCLUDING REMARKS A final word. . . it's not the technology (it's the politics), stupid! Learning the Database Landscape in the Opensource World rbernier@mediosystems. com
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