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Luke101
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 Posted - 2008-11-24 : 11:53:27
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| I am just curious as to what database does google and yahoo use to run their website? |
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robvolk
Most Valuable Yak
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Posted - 2008-11-24 : 16:01:37
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| Google has their own custom filesystem, OS, and "database" technology. Google for "Bigtable" and you'll find articles on it.Not sure what Yahoo does but it's likely to be similar. They don't run any critical search stuff on commercial database products, that much I know. |
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SwePeso
Patron Saint of Lost Yaks
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Posted - 2008-11-25 : 07:08:18
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http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/sorting-1pb-with-mapreduce.html
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sakets_2000
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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afrika
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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What Database does Google and Yahoo use