Managing 20mil of anything (images/text/etc) in a file
system isn't a nice proposition. Go with the database
hth
connor
- oraora oraora <oraoraora_at_rediffmail.com> wrote:
> Guys , i posted this already and this time my
> question is a bit
> different .
>
> I have to store 20,000,000 images of 5k each either
> in DB ( on
> win2k) or linux o/s file system.
>
> the images are to be displayed over mobile phones.so
> the time to
> retrieve the images should be minimum.
>
> for this to be achieved , i am confused , whether
> the images
> should be stored in o/s file system or in the DB ?
>
> --selecting a file from linux o/s file system
> -------
> or
> --querying it from oracle DB ( on win2k)
> ---------------
>
> which of the above will be faster ?
>
> all these will be done with java . this being
> condition , i
> would
> like to know ur suggestion guys.
>
> my DB is oracle 8.1.6 on Win2k.
>
> TIA
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