BigTable
Q: What do you get if you put lots of PhDs into a room?
A: BigTable. Big Idea, possibly big implications.
Extended A: Think of it as a massive system to roll out new (Google) services at low costs. Also think of it as something relation database vendors might make feel a bit uneasy. Rumoured GoogleBase (exhibit 1, 2, 3, 4) as a possible BigTable über-app might make a lot of other people feel a bit uneasy, too, and I wonder if it will spark a privacy/competition/a walled garden so big you can't see the wallsTM? discussion. Technically, BigTable seems to be more interesting, though - guess why they are so quiet about it. It also makes all those GoogleBrowser, GoogleOS, JustAnotherService talks appear a bit uninspired, doesn't it?
