Re: application development question

Oracle handles larger volumes better, more difficult to set up but easier to maintain especially in large scale. Works far better linking multiple SQL servers in different locations. Both support multi-tiered models.

MS-Sql is easier to set up, harder to maintein and less reliable, better user interface, but fewer options. In general it supports about 80% of Oracles features. They have pioneered no siginficant new features and are in a continuous game of catchup with oracle but sell thier knock off product for much less.

Oracle supports more of the sql standard commands and supports them more consistantly. They do not have very good teck support and it is overly expensive.

On Mon, 9 Nov 1998 11:36:38 -0800, "Ruth Bergman" <ruth.bergman_at_jpl.nasa.gov> wrote:

>I am interested in hearing your opinions regarding the relative ease of
>developing applications using SQL Server vs. Oracle databases. Please send
>me your opinions based on your experience in both or on your knowledge of
>some intrinsic features that make developing for one or the other easier. I
>am particularly interested in application development in a multi-tiered
>model.
>
>Thanks,
>Ruth Bergman
>ruth_at_jpl.nasa.gov
>
>
Received on Tue Nov 10 1998 - 00:00:00 CST