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Is It Possible…
That databases, or at least the DAILY administration, care and feeding of databases, would become less demanding, perhaps even (dare I say it) automatic? Sure, the really big systems, odd and unique systems – that type of thing – they all need careful management and daily attention. But, for the vast majority of databases, is it possible that we’d not have to pay daily attention to databases?
I think we’re headed to databases (in general) being almost a commodity service (my term). By that I mean that you’ll be worrying a lot less about the database itself and paying more attention to the specifics that support your application. This comes from the whole "self-tuning" type of approach and the fact that SQL Server just runs, and does a good job of it. I’m not looking to do an ad for SQL Server, but it’s just an observation.
I talked to a number of different people at the conference and specifically talked about things they have to do with the database to support their applications. A vast majority of them don’t do daily things – don’t have to tweak and tune with the occasional exception.
Do you see this happening? Is it possible that the database becomes a lot more like the operating system in the sense that it’s there as a support and facilitation tool, and less like a distinct and separate entity to manage and work with?
Drop me a note – let me know what you think.
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