September 9, 2026 at 12:00 am
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The Costs of Multiple Platforms
September 9, 2026 at 7:57 am
A friend got a job and found that the answer to "What DB platforms are you using? SQL Server, PostGres, Oracle, DB/2, RedShift, MySQL, BigQuery, Snowflake?" was Yes. In other words, they were using all of them, and no one had a clear idea why, or even what they were used for.
To my mind
I'm in a role where my team manages a data platform for a client from ingestion to the BI tool of choice. On both sides, we have put a great deal of thought into what needs to be supported, by whom, and to what extent. Rebalancing responsibilities gives the client more flexibility and speed in some areas and lets us focus on what adds value for the client in others. If anything, this approach has improved the relationship with the client, not diluted it.
September 9, 2026 at 6:47 pm
This is great:
Few systems = pools of expertise, pockets of ignorance
Many systems = pockets of expertise, pools of ignorance
September 10, 2026 at 1:55 am
WOW, Steve, I didn't realize that the world is moving in a direction like this. I trust you when you say people (companies) are adopting multiple database platforms that is more than 3 at a time in one software solution. It isn't my experience and it certainly isn't what we do where I work, but I appreciate knowing this. I'll have to work on changing my mind and thought processes.
Rod
September 10, 2026 at 5:38 pm
WOW, Steve, I didn't realize that the world is moving in a direction like this. I trust you when you say people (companies) are adopting multiple database platforms that is more than 3 at a time in one software solution. It isn't my experience and it certainly isn't what we do where I work, but I appreciate knowing this. I'll have to work on changing my mind and thought processes.
It's not unusual to find a website that has MongoDB, REDIS, and Elasticsearch (I know it has been rebranded and is a search engine). I'd say that there might be MySQL/Postgres sitting alongside MongoDB under the guise of ongoing migration. From experience, I know that deprecating a DB platform takes longer than expected. I've even seen a DB platform on the deprecation list survive long enough to see almost total employee turnover. My youngest wasn't born when the deprecation started. He was nearly 15 before it finished.
September 11, 2026 at 2:35 pm
Thats amazing, David.
Rod
September 17, 2026 at 2:40 pm
WOW, Steve, I didn't realize that the world is moving in a direction like this. I trust you when you say people (companies) are adopting multiple database platforms that is more than 3 at a time in one software solution. It isn't my experience and it certainly isn't what we do where I work, but I appreciate knowing this. I'll have to work on changing my mind and thought processes.
It's in two ways. some companes have lots of platforms, but an app might use only one. So a web app on SQL Server, or an ERP with Oracle.
Others use multiple database platforms in an app, whcih might be different sections in the app or even a micro/mini services architecture where a service uses a platform. I know of a customer where they have:
Most developers don't work with the entire app and all the dbs. It's more that the app has become complex as people keep adding platforms to it and certain teams need knowledge on how to work with those areas. Most devs know MSSQL and Redis. Infrastructure people have to know it all
September 17, 2026 at 2:40 pm
WOW, Steve, I didn't realize that the world is moving in a direction like this. I trust you when you say people (companies) are adopting multiple database platforms that is more than 3 at a time in one software solution. It isn't my experience and it certainly isn't what we do where I work, but I appreciate knowing this. I'll have to work on changing my mind and thought processes.
It's in two ways. some companes have lots of platforms, but an app might use only one. So a web app on SQL Server, or an ERP with Oracle.
Others use multiple database platforms in an app, whcih might be different sections in the app or even a micro/mini services architecture where a service uses a platform. I know of a customer where they have:
Most developers don't work with the entire app and all the dbs. It's more that the app has become complex as people keep adding platforms to it and certain teams need knowledge on how to work with those areas. Most devs know MSSQL and Redis. Infrastructure people have to know it all
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