Re: Object Oriented Databases

From: Peter Barnett <regdba_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 10:38:34 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <561234.48737.qm@web31614.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

In one of those odd twists, the developers decided to back away from OODB without any encouragement.

Thanks for all of the input. It was helpful.

• Nigel Thomas <nigel_cl_thomas_at_yahoo.com> wrote:

> Pedro
>
> "InterSystems Caché® is the high-performance object
> database that runs SQL five times faster than
> relational databases." (their claim, not mine - see
> http://www.intersystems.com/cache/) Other parts of
> their site quote 5, 10, 15 and even 20 times faster
> than "tradtional" database systems.
>
> So you don't have to stick to MUMPS, you can use
> SQL. But yes, you still need skills in Caché and its
> tools...
>
> Regards Nigel
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Pedro Espinoza <raindoctor_at_gmail.com>
>
>
> Epic systems applications, mostly used in healthcare
> industry, use
> cache database. For instance, kaiser permanente uses
> cache for medical
> record management. There is no SQL equivalent in
> that database; but it
> got MUMPS language. You need different set of skills
> there.
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>
>

Pete Barnett

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