+1 to checking out Derby. I haven't used it extensively, but have heard that it scales...
Cheers, Chris On Jul 12, 2011, at 2:02 AM, Ross Gardler wrote: > On 12 July 2011 01:46, Suresh Marru <[email protected]> wrote: > >> In any case, do folks have any practical experiences and preferences over >> any option? Just note that Airavata has more scalability and reliability >> requirements over performance. > > The only practical experience I have of Derby is as the default > database for Apache Wookie. As far as I am aware it has not been > tested at scale in this project, certainly I have not done so. > However, it is I that did the migration from MySQL to Derby and I > found it an easy process with no surprises around the corner. > > In general I would recommend using an Apache project over another > third party project. Mainly because it's easier to be heard if we need > to engage with the project community. Over the coming years Airavata > contributors are almost certain to find themselves at the same events > as Derby contributors. Furthermore, even though merit does not > transfer from one ASF project to the next, it does send a strong > signal that you are a real open source contributor and thus are likely > to attract attention to your communications with the project (not that > Wookie has needed to engage with the Derby community in its use). > > Ross > > -- > Ross Gardler (@rgardler) > Programme Leader (Open Development) > OpenDirective http://opendirective.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Chris Mattmann, Ph.D. Senior Computer Scientist NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, CA 91109 USA Office: 171-266B, Mailstop: 171-246 Email: [email protected] WWW: http://sunset.usc.edu/~mattmann/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Adjunct Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
