Re: Intel vs Sparc

From: Rauf Sarwar <rs_arwar_at_hotmail.com>
Date: 6 Feb 2003 15:29:33 -0800
Message-ID: <92eeeff0.0302061529.2e23e8b9@posting.google.com>

norwoodthree_at_my-deja.com (NorwoodThree) wrote in message news:<ba03e2c.0302061041.289defa6_at_posting.google.com>...
> Another thing to consider, is that Solaris is the premeire platform
> for Oracle. Oracle develops, tests, and releases on Solaris first.
>

Presently, I wouldn't be too sure about that. Oracle is treating Linux as almost the preferred platform of the future for Oracle RDBMS. It's cheap, runs on Intel and no learning curve for someone going from *nix -> Linux rather then *nix to Win*. Oracle definitely needs to compete with Sql server in mid size companies and what better platform to challenge Win* with then Linux.

After all, I read spmewhere that no one from Sun showed up at the OWC. So there must be something there.

Regards
/Rauf Sarwar Received on Thu Feb 06 2003 - 17:29:33 CST