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A comment on I Can't Wait for NoSQL to Die (2010).

Re:I Can't Wait for NoSQL to Die (2010) by liquidcool on Monday August 24, 2015 @03:21AM (#10108357)
I like RDBMs, they get the job done for me (yay Postgresql), but his AdWords example is no longer correct. From Wikipedia:

> Eventually, Google developed a custom distributed Relational database management system (RDBMS) known as Google F1 specifically for the needs of the Ad business, which requires strong consistency, high scalability across data centers and powerful SQL queries. The interface has also been revamped to offer better work flow with additional new features, such as Spreadsheet Editing, Search Query Reports, and better conversion metrics.

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Re:I Can't Wait for NoSQL to Die (2010) by HolyHaddock on Monday August 24, 2015 @03:53AM (#10108475)
It's no longer correct that it uses MySQL - it's still not using BigTable, and in fact an RDBMS seems to have been implemented instead. That would appear to still support his rant?
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Re:I Can't Wait for NoSQL to Die (2010) by liquidcool on Tuesday August 25, 2015 @11:56PM (#10120966)
You're right, that's a good point. And it seems Google has started to move away from BigTable with Spanner, which F1 is built on: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanner_%28database%29
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