Re: Oracle vs other DBMS

From: Marin Dimitrov <marin_at_sirma.bg>
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2000 11:45:51 +0300
Message-Id: <10583.114040@fatcity.com>

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http://www.tdan.com/i013fe02.htm

hth,

Marin

"And it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way... "

Original Message -----=20 From: Andrey Bronfin=20 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L=20 Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 18:04 Subject: Oracle vs other DBMS

Hi , all !

May be this one is quite off-topic , but i hope U'll excuse me ....

I'm just curious to compare Oracle with other DBMSs ( like Informix , = Sybase , SQL Server , mySQL , DB2 etc ... ) from DBAs point of view ?

Is anyone administering or administered other DBMSs ? Was it easy to = switch from it to Oracle ?

I consider myself as an intermediate level Oracle DBA . I have pretty = good understanding of Oracle logics . Does that mean that it will be = easy for me to became Informix or Sybase DBA ? =20

Are there the same DB components ? ( Are there definitions like SGA , = datafile , logfile , tablespace , index , sort_area_size , SQL*Loader , = snapshot , db_block_size etc.. in other DBMSs ? )=20

Another point : we all know that Oracle is developing very fast : they = introduced Java stored procedures , XML , objects , InterMedia , IFS , = etc ....
What do others do ? What's going on in the market ?

The bottom line is : if there is a strong demand for Informix , = Sybase or Sql Server DBAs tomorrow , can i easily become one ? Is it = like to start writing TCSH scripts when U have a strong KSH background , = or something more complicated ?

THANKS a lot in advance !

  Andrey Bronfin
  VisualTop.com
  +972-3-5275757.

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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, August 02, = 2000=20
  18:04</DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Oracle vs other = DBMS</DIV>

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  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi , all !</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>May be this one is quite off-topic , =

but i hope=20
  U'll excuse me ....</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV> </DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I'm just curious to compare Oracle = with other=20
  DBMSs  ( like Informix , Sybase , SQL Server , mySQL  , = DB2 etc=20
  ... ) from DBAs point of view ?</FONT></DIV>   <DIV> </DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Is anyone administering or = administered other=20
  DBMSs ? Was it easy to switch from it to Oracle ?</FONT></DIV>   <DIV> </DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I consider myself as an intermediate = level Oracle=20
  DBA . I have pretty good understanding of Oracle logics . Does that = mean that=20
  it will be easy for me to became Informix or Sybase DBA=20   ?  </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV> </DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Are there the same DB components ? = ( Are=20
  there definitions like SGA , datafile , logfile , tablespace , index , =

  sort_area_size , SQL*Loader , snapshot , db_block_size etc.. in other = DBMSs ?=20
  ) </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV> </DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Another point : we all know that = Oracle is=20
  developing very fast : they introduced Java stored procedures , XML , = objects=20
  , InterMedia , IFS , etc ....</FONT></DIV>   <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>What do others do ? What's going on = in the market=20
  ?</FONT></DIV>

  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The bottom line is :&nbsp; if there =

is a strong=20
  demand for Informix , Sybase or Sql Server DBAs tomorrow  ,  = can i=20
  easily become one ?  Is it like to start writing TCSH scripts = when U have=20
  a strong KSH background , or something more complicated ?</FONT></DIV>   <DIV> </DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>THANKS a lot in advance = !</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><BR>Andrey=20   Bronfin<BR>VisualTop.com<BR>+972-3-5275757.</FONT></DIV> Received on Tue Aug 08 2000 - 03:45:51 CDT