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SQL is a language, MySQL is a database implementation (and arguably a pretty crappy one). There is nothing about SQL that makes it so that it can't operate at '
by fleitz 15y ago
SQL is a language, MySQL is a database implementation (and arguably a pretty crappy one). There is nothing about SQL that makes it so that it can't operate at 'webscale'. Oddly enough, Facebook and Google have both made MySQL work at 'webscale'. Most 'webscale' databases rely on keeping data in memory, you'll see equally impressive performance improvments in MySQL if you run it in a ramdisk.
- abi 15y agoGoogle uses MySQL?
- eli 15y agoNot for web search obviously
- hvs 15y agoFor some things, yes.
- m0th87 15y agohttp://www.mysql.com/customers/view/?id=555 http://www.mysql.com/customers/view/?id=555
- jrbran 15y agoDefinitely Google via Youtube uses mysql, at least. From 2007: http://ebiquity.umbc.edu/blogger/2007/12/28/how-youtube-scales-mysql-for-its-large-databases/ http://ebiquity.umbc.edu/blogger/2007/12/28/how-youtube-scal... Undated job opening: http://www.google.com/intl/ln/jobs/uslocations/mountain-view/engops/opsit/youtube-mysql-database-administrator-mountain-view/index.html http://www.google.com/intl/ln/jobs/uslocations/mountain-view...
- devinfoley 15y agoLast I heard, AdSense runs entirely on MySQL. They tried migrating to Oracle for some reason, but backed out.