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I work for a Fortune 1000, and we have production DB2, Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Access, and an old IBM mini computer...

• sgt101 10y ago
  wow, you need some architectural discipline there. Postgres and mysql: what was the reasoning behind that?
  • elchief 10y ago
    We've acquired many companies over the years.
    • sgt101 10y ago
      Ok that makes sense to me. Post mergers the mantra is "you say that we will get $n from putting all our systems together and it will cost $n/10 but I say you are a bloody liar and want proof and hostages."
    • B1FF_PSUVM 10y ago
      "Clump soul" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katamari_Damacy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katamari_Damacy
  • Swannie 10y ago
    ROFL. Sorry, but this story is true in every Fortune 1000, except maybe a very small number of technology companies. Why? Line of business team X demands product Y, that only runs on prem on DB Z. Done.
    • sgt101 10y ago
      Nope. It's true of every Fortune 1000 who are poor at IT and in the hands of vendors. It's not true where I work, and I am pretty sure it's not true at Microsoft, Google, Facebook...