“The single most important lesson I’ve learned is to keep it simple. I find designers sometimes deliver over-complex, generic solutions that could (in theory) do anything, but in reality are remarkably difficult to operate, and often misunderstood.”–John Ryan

I have interviewed John Ryan, Data Warehouse Solution Architect (Director) at UBS.

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Q1. You are an experienced Data Warehouse architect, designer and developer. What are the main lessons you have learned in your career?

John Ryan: The single most important lesson I’ve learned is to keep it simple. I find designers sometimes deliver over-complex, generic solutions that could (in theory) do anything, but in reality are remarkably difficult to operate, and often misunderstood. I believe this stems from a lack of understanding of the …

In this blog, I’ll go over my thoughts on what we can expect in the world of SQL databases.

After reading Baron’s prediction on databases, here:

https://www.xaprb.com/blog/defining-moments-in-database-history/

I want to provide my own view on what’s coming up next for SQL databases. I think we live in interesting times, when we can see the beginning of the next-generation of RDBMSs.

There are defining characteristics of such databases:

1. Auto-scaling. The ability to add and use resources depending on the current load and database size. This is done transparently for users and DBAs.
2. Auto-healing. The automatic handling of node …