You dont need Oracle

If your even asking this question and you do not know anything.... use the cheaper and easier one to use. I dont know the pricing scheme, but I do know that Oracle is extremely expensive. Its also more difficult to learn and get proficient at than Access or SQL Server. Plus Oracle professionals are alot more expensive to hire.

I guess Im being a blasphemer here since Im an Oracle developer, but if your running a business your really should not spend the money unless you absolutely have to.

BTW, you can get the Oracle software for free at technet.oracle.com Download the 9i database and the internet developer suite(just install forms) and play around with it. Or you can call Oracle and get it for $40. They make their money from licensing fees.

However, if you are asking these kinds of questions, you probably want to stay away from Oracle unless you can afford to hire some pretty expensive people to implement it for you.
"Stefan Krause" <Jens.Krause007_at_t-online.de> wrote in message news:a62mbk$df1$04$1_at_news.t-online.com...
> Hello,
>
> I have to decide whether to use Oracle as DBMS or MS-Access. Can anybody
of
> you tell me, if there exist differences between the two products or what
the
> advantages or disadvantage are?
> Thx Stefan
>
>
Received on Tue Mar 05 2002 - 16:41:55 CST