MySQL is receiving mainstream media attention this week with Twitter publicly deciding to open source work on its MySQL database. Of course, the problems we see every day are being called out. Per GigaOm’s article:
But it [MySQL] has its problems, among them scalability and performance under the pressure of high transaction rates.
Like Twitter, our customer AppDynamics, is working to better manage data at high availability rates, but they’re taking a slightly different tact. In a recent post on the AppSignal blog, Boris Livshutz, introduces what he calls a ‘Data Cloud’ and looks for common ground between SQL and NoSQL rather than calling out the differences. You can check out the full post here. And we’ll keep you up to date as the story develops.
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