paulruizendaal wrote:

> "> RAC or WOO, that's the question.
> I'm not talking about a single node database but a cloud. I don't
> think there is any future for single node databases."
>
> Huh? The RAC design pattern has proven to scale out to 50+ nodes...
> how is that a single node database?
>
> Some more thoughts tomorrow. BTW, nobody but us seems to be
> interested in this discussion, so perhaps we should take it private
> and not polute this newsgroup.
>

It's a classic cluster design like Rdb, Interbase, or Firebird: Shared
disk synchronized by cluster lock manager.

Boring. And old. It combines the worst of disks with the worst of
networks. The smart thing is to use the strengths of networks to
relegate disks to the backroom where they won't bother anyone.

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James A. Starkey
President, NimbusDB, Inc.
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