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Building on StrengthsLearning From Differences

Baron Schwartz

O'Reilly MySQL Conference & Expo 2011

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This is not about MySQL.

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Knowledge is power.

The challenges and opportunities are enormous.

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Database Paradigm Shifts

NoSQL

Cloud Computing

Solid-State Storage

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NoSQL Databases

Key-value (memcached, ...)

Document-oriented

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Why NoSQL?

The so-called impedance mismatch

Performance problems with relational DBs

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Solid-State Storage

We've optimized for disks for decades

The relational model loves fast random access

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The Future of Solid State

Bigger, faster, cheaper, stronger

This isn't over yet

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Cloud Computing

There is value behind the hype

We still have much to learn

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Are We There Yet?

Have open source DBs kept up?

Has open source culture kept up?

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Technical Status

Not ready for SSD

Not ready for cloud deployment

Relationship to NoSQL not widely understood

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Socio-Cultural Status

We're working hard, but in many differentdirections

We're reinventing a lot of prior art

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Competition

Competition is motivating

Rivalry can absorb energy and goodwill

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Perspective

We all fall short of the mark.

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How Do We Build Big Databases?

In a painful and costly manner.

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What About Midsize Databases?

Scaling up is a viable option

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Data Is Exploding

Moore's Law isn't keeping up with data

We're not keeping up with Moore's Law

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Scaling In The Cloud

Today: scale-out all over again

Tomorrow: brace yourself

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Do You Like Slow Servers/Network?

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We Need Scale-Both

Are you ready for petabytes?

We need much more efficient databases.

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We Have Tunnel Vision

redlinemotive.com

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Take a Fresh Look

sydney.edu.au/warrencentre/

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Scale-Up And Scale-Out

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Who Wants To Switch?

Trying to win migrations is wasted energy

A downgrade is a downgrade

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Growth is in New Deployments

Lock-in happens in open source, too

Migrations don't grow the market

We need to be good, not just acceptable

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Can We Do This?

webdesignhot.com

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The Market Will Respond

Rivalry has consequences.

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The Future Database

It will be relational

It will support alternative access paths

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Who's Ready To Build This?

A long-term investment in code quality won'tguarantee a good outcome, but it sure helps.

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The Politically Correct Datacenter

Don't expect it to be popular

Banking on it will backfire

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The MySQL Ripple Effect

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0OkjtlbqVs

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I am very happy with Oracle's stewardship.

MySQL is in Good Hands

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Our Mission Is Clear

Proprietary databases are very, very good.

We must build great open source databases.

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I Want A Database That Offers...

Scale up, scale out, and scale back natively

Self-healing

Fully online operation

Cluster-wide backups

ACID properties, with ability to relax ACID

Multiple access paths Support for OLTP and OLAP

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We Need Leaders

Leadership is earned, not claimed

We need to create prosperous companies

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Cultivating Success

We need a forum for incubation

The intersection of interests:

Open-source

Databases

Entrepreneurship

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Oracle, Please Support This Event

This is vital to your success with MySQL.

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Thank You O'Reilly Conferences

You are amazing.Please repeat this event next year.