Re: NASA switches from Oracle to MySQL

The places where data matters at Yahoo use Oracle. I can store several GB of data as ASCII, but just because I can doesn't mean it is a good idea.

MySQL is simple, fast, and a breeze to maintain. However, it is also too immature for intensive commercial use.

Find me a bank that uses MySQL to support volatile financial data such as account balances :)

The MySQL documentation site http://www.mysql.com/documentation/mysql states in black and white why MySQL is not ready as a industrial grade product, ready to challenge Oracle, Sybase, Informix or MS SQL Server.

"JoeB" <joeb_at_jagas.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:3A5641FE.815EEFCC_at_jagas.demon.co.uk...
> mySQL powers a lot of sites with gigabytes of data for example:
>
> http://www.computerstaff.net the UK's second largest IT jobsite with
> several gigabytes of
> data of CV's and job listings is powered by mySQL. So is yahoo finance.
> Surely this database
> is robust and stable and capable. What are your arguments to that.
>
> JoeB wrote:
>
> > NASA switches from Oracle to MySQL.
> >
> > Software shift at NASA may herald similar switch by other government
> > agencies.
> > Are the days of number of ORACLE numbered?
> > Plus, Oracle extends $1 million challenge to BEA users, but not Open
> > Source Databases?
> > Why?
> >
> > Read full story on http://www.computercontractor.net
>
Received on Fri Jan 05 2001 - 17:32:13 CST