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Re: Oracle8i vs. SQL Server 2000

From: <rmpowell_at_netzero.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 00:11:26 -0400
Message-ID: <399E08EE.E730BBCB@netzero.com>

Peter,

You should advise your group that is contemplating such a major SNAFU that SQLServer at best is only scalable on the NT environment. It cannot take advantage of the scalabilty available to Oracle. Also there were major concerns over the last release's ability to support > 50 concurrent users. This to my knowledge has not been addressed. Also you will want to consider that SQLServer has NEVER been 7 X 24 unless you forgo good backups. You cannot now nor have you been able to run a recoverable backup on this product without running DBCC in single user mode. This is a carryover from when Microsoft purchased SQLServer from Sybase.

For your sake make them aware of what this option limits the company to. If I were you I would refuse to support it and look for another job. If you are an Oracle DBA that should not be a problem.

Rick Powell
yensid_at_watsoncable.com
OCP DBA Peter Livingwater wrote:

> I saw presentation slide, but I can not locate in the web.
>
> Ernest D. Stalnaker <ernest_at_purdue.edu> wrote in message
> news:8i64ls$e3m$1_at_mozo.cc.purdue.edu...
> > Does anyone know of any whitepapers or other documents that compare the
> > features of Oracle8i vs. Microsoft SQL Server 2000? I know that SQL
 Server
> > 2000 is still in beta, but it is supposed to be released sometime this
> > summer. We are primarily an Oracle shop, but one of our departments is
> > considering switching to SQL Server, so I want to be able to give them
 some
> > accurate information on the pros & cons of making the switch.
> >
> > Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me!
> >
> > Ernest D. Stalnaker
> > Database Administrator
> > Management Information
> > Purdue University
> > West Lafayette, Indiana
> > E-Mail: ernest_at_purdue.edu
> >
> >
> >
Received on Fri Aug 18 2000 - 23:11:26 CDT

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