Don’t Under Estimate Google Fusion Tables…
I’ve read some people’s comments about Google Fusion Tables and how it might compare to an Access DB or to Microsoft Excel, but not to a “real” database like Oracle. Today, maybe, but tomorrow (or soon) - I think not!
Google is quickly moving into cloud computing - if they aren’t there already. They are a company of sheer brilliance - extremely calculated, extremely smart moves and highly respected amoungst technologist. Sure, there’s plenty missing now - like the ability to write a SQL query and transform your data, an SOAP/REST API or JDBC driver, customization features (i.e. add your own visualization), a procedural language and much, much more. But Google moves fast - VERY fast.
Check out the visualizatoin features for example - these are impressive and SUPER easy to use. I’m confident more and more of those will appear shortly. When Google adds extensible functions to their database, again - watch out. Yes, as of right now, it’s a repository of data that can be shared - big deal, right? A glorified spreadsheet - sure. But that’s today…not tomorrow, not a year from now.
What would I like to see added right now? The SOAP or RESTful API that I mentioned above. A JDBC driver would be a dream come true for me - why? Because our iPerspective product can turn the JDBC driver into a series of Web Services for the application. I really like how Zoho approached their Cloud DB offering. In fact, I really like how they offers applications (like a CRM package, Office-like software, Invoicing, Projects, etc.) on top of their database. What if you could build and offer applications on their DB? What if Google came up with applications (i.e. an ERP) on top of their DB? Sounds pretty powerful to me!
Right now it’s just a glorified / enhanced Excel spreadsheet, sure…but watch - that will change!
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