Databases as a service: FathomDB « WebMynd BlogI don’t think Google want to use BigTable. I think Google have to use BigTable because of the absurd scale that they’re working at. Unstructured databases (like Amazon’s SimpleDB and Google’s Data Store - built on BigTable) are great in that they are easy to scale, have an uncomplicated model of how data is stored in them and a simple approach to how that data is queried. These shortcuts and simpl
