[Info-vax] OpenVMS x86-64 and RDB and DB's in general on OpenVMS

[Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson]

IanD wrote:
> PostgreSQL is slowly rising through the ranks (4th position, up from 5th) but it is tiny compared to the main one's and getting it working on OpenVMS with cluster awareness I suspect is years in the making?
>
> With nosql db's starting to forge their own market share, stagnating traditional relational DB's market share, I wonder how much energy should be expended in this area anyhow?
> I like Cassandra as a nosql DB, no single point of failure sort of melds in with the OpenVMS cluster concept but it also by-passes the need for a traditional OpenVMS style of cluster too

I am biased, and believe Postgres is the best choice for a database 
product on VMS.  Funding for the port is going to be important.  It's 
easy to make the initial port[1], maintaining it and keeping it in sync 
with upstream (and preferably merge it) is going to take effort. 
Relying on students volunteering their time is not going to cut it, for 
the long run.

> Is having a DB still mandatory when it comes to an OS's success or is that a by-gone concept now and if it's not a by-gone concept, then what DB should VSI be looking at for OpenVMS market attractiveness?

Yes and Postgres.

[1] For some value of "easy."

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