Let's see if I can draw a response from you, Symeon :-)... What exactly makes you a U2 fanboy? What features in U2 are you happy to pay for?
-Rob On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 1:56 PM, Symeon Breen <syme...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am a bit of a mongo DB fanboy myself, I think regarding performance, > because of its autosharding any large scale application will definitely > beat > u2. Mongo db powers many mainstream enterprise solutions, and high profile > websites, - bit.ly comes to mind, so it certainly has a pedigree as well. > > However i am also a u2 fanboy for many many reasons. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org > [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Rob Sobers > Sent: 13 July 2011 16:52 > To: U2 Users List > Subject: Re: [U2] Why use U2, was Interesting Article > > Wait, why can't you add a new column to a table in MySQL or SQL Server? > > Putting aside the RDMS arguments, (*apart from familiarity*) why wouldn't > you use something like MongoDB or CouchDB, which are accessible from more > programming environments, over U2? They offer the same schema flexibility > and disk space benefits you cite with U2 and so much more. > > MongoDB, for instance, has built-in mechanisms for auto-sharding, > replication, REST API, full-text index, and I can go on and on. And it's > FREE! :-) > > I can't speak to performance, but I'd love to benchmark MongoDB versus U2. > Maybe I will. > > I know I sound like a MongoDB fanboy, but I think it's a straight-up U2 > killer. I challenge anyone to find an area where U2 beats it. > > -Rob > > On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 10:59 AM, Jeff Schasny <jscha...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > It scales well. I benchmarked 20K concurrent users for a wholesale > > distribution application on a single (HP Superdome) server and that was > 10 > > years ago. > > > > The database structure can be painlessly modified which makes it much > > easier for new applications development. Need a new field, slap it on the > > end of the table and go on with your day, try that with your favorite > > relational environment. > > > > Not so important today as it once was when disk was more expensive,but it > > uses significantly less disk space than a relational database storing the > > equivalent data. This also contributes to needing significantly less > overall > > computing power to support X number of users for a given application due > to > > more efficient IO, i.e. less disk reads required. > > > > You can use SQL, but you don't have to. This, above all, is the MY most > > significant reason to use U2. > > > > Holt, Jake wrote: > > > >> I'm not sure being cheaper than Oracle can really be touted as an > >> advantage, there aren't many things out there that are more expensive > than > >> oracle =D. And all of those things you just mentioned are also true of > many > >> FREE databases, so again, why pick U2? > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: > u2-users-bounces@listserver.**u2ug.org< > u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org> > [mailto: > >> > u2-users-bounces@**listserver.u2ug.org< > u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org> > ] > >> On Behalf Of Israel, John R. > >> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 9:31 AM > >> To: 'U2 Users List' > >> Subject: Re: [U2] Interesting Article > >> > >> You may have answered your own question. Why do YOU like it? > >> > >> It is easy to develop, quick to code, fairly robust query language, and > a > >> lot cheaper than the BIG databases (Oracle, DB2, etc). > >> > >> > >> John Israel > >> Senior Programmer/Analyst > >> Dayton Superior Corporation > >> 1125 Byers Road > >> Miamisburg, OH 45342 > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: > u2-users-bounces@listserver.**u2ug.org< > u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org> > [mailto: > >> > u2-users-bounces@**listserver.u2ug.org< > u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org> > ] > >> On Behalf Of Holt, Jake > >> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 10:26 AM > >> To: U2 Users List > >> Subject: Re: [U2] Interesting Article > >> > >> I have come to like U2 over the past few years but an honest question: > >> > >> Why would anyone ever pick U2 beyond familiarity and personal > preference? > >> Can anyone think of any situation that another (and in a lot of cases a > >> *far* cheaper) database isn't a better fit? > >> > >> Maybe if U2 had it's own niche like MySQL has with web hosting, there > >> would be a market Rocket could focus on ? > >> ______________________________**_________________ > >> U2-Users mailing list > >> U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org > >> > http://listserver.u2ug.org/**mailman/listinfo/u2-users< > http://listserver.u2u > g.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users> > >> > >> ______________________________**_________________ > >> U2-Users mailing list > >> U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org > >> > http://listserver.u2ug.org/**mailman/listinfo/u2-users< > http://listserver.u2u > g.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users> > >> ______________________________**_________________ > >> U2-Users mailing list > >> U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org > >> > http://listserver.u2ug.org/**mailman/listinfo/u2-users< > http://listserver.u2u > g.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users> > >> > >> > >> > > > > -- > > ------------------------------**------------------------------** > > ------------ > > Jeff Schasny - Denver, Co, USA > > jschasny at gmail dot com > > ------------------------------**------------------------------** > > ------------ > > ______________________________**_________________ > > U2-Users mailing list > > U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org > > > http://listserver.u2ug.org/**mailman/listinfo/u2-users< > http://listserver.u2u > g.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users> > > > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1390 / Virus Database: 1516/3762 - Release Date: 07/13/11 > > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
