Re: Comparison of databases

From: <mikel_at_usin.com>
Date: 1998/07/15
Message-ID: <6oj6qq$175$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>#1/1

Just a few notes:

Sybase has classes in Emeryville so location is good.

You are slightly limited if you need to run the database on a PC with Win95. Sybase has SQLAnywhere and maybe someone here on the lists knows how to get a demo copy which runs on WIN95. Should be able to learn all the SQL basics with this tool. Check the sybase.com web page. Otherwise you need NT. Oracle may have a PC version (they did years ago).

I beleive the next version of MSSQL will run on WIN95 and MS in the past has had downloadable 30 day versions of their server.

As far as market share, go to someplace like dejanews and search the jobs related newsgroups and see where the offers are.

In article <35AC528D.D0075825_at_best.com>, bchapman <bchapman_at_best.com> wrote:
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> I may have to learn something about RDBMS tools. I have not decided
> which one to learn about, and was hoping others might give some
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> I am thinking of taking a class on one of the leading RDBMS tools. The
> following considerations drive the decision:
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> - market share: how easy to find work based on this
> tool? How similar is this tool to others that may
> be used at jobs I'd like to work in?
> - technical excellence: how good is this tool?
> - price & availability of instruction in the Bay Area
> - price of tool on personal computers
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> easy to find work based on this</TT>
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> <TT>        - technical excellence:
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> <TT>        - price &
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> of instruction in the Bay Area</TT>
> <TT>        - price of tool on
> personal computers</TT><TT></TT>
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