Re: Oracle vs. Microsoft in analysis languages

KarenM wrote:

> In some cases it amazes that Microsoft owning SQL and Excel it
> surprises me the lack of
> powerful integration between the two. These are some shortcomings but I
> would not say
> they are major what I suggest is you download a eval version of SQL and
> build a decent
> prototype and evaluate the suitability of the tool which is the best
> way to checkout the
> features of a product seeing & experiencing is believing rather than
> empty marketing
> rhetorics.

If the lack of integration between SQL and Excel surprises you, I would suggest taking a class in relational theory. They have fundamental differences in how they model reality. Much of the capability both Oracle and MS have added to their respective dialects of SQL loses sight of the powerful mathematics behind the theory. In itself that would not be a bad thing, but in the hands of people who think Excel is a good way to store, manipulate and present data it becomes evil.

jg

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