Re: Oracle8i, Microsoft

Hi Brian,

    When it comes time to pick a database there are many factors to consider.

    The first factor in any RDBMS is how can you guarantee your users the integrity of the data in the database.

    The second factor, which many feel should be combined with database integrity, is the reliability of the database.

    Based on the assumption that sooner or later the sticky stuff will hit the fan -- usually at the worst possible time -- I would rank the quality and availability of support as the third factor.

    The fourth factor is performance.

    The fifth factor should be ease of use.

    The sixth factor should be ease of learning.

Okay. You may not agree with my ordering of the factors, but when you compare look at all six. When you do I suspect you will arrive at the same conclusion that many of the NT RDBMS users have (to the point where Oracle outsells Sql Server on NT) -- namely when your company is on the line it is better to spend more money and go with Oracle.

regards

Jerry

Brian Green wrote in message <6u9qjq$17c$1_at_camel15.mindspring.com>...
>I'm very new to Oracle. In fact, my company has grown large enough that we
>are in the process of selecting a corporate database. Oracle vs. MS SQL
>server to be exact. So we're trying to decide.
>
>We like the new beta3 of MS SQL Server 7. I think anyone that knows NT
>administration can use their cartoon manager. It integrates very well with
>NT. After only 3 hours of installing MSSQL Sever7 for the first time, I
was
>reading/writing to a database with a thin-client from a Domino server. So
I
>give Microsoft a big thumbs-up for ease of use.
>
>Oracle is not very intuitive for a first time user (I'm comparing to MS
>here). It's mostly command-line based I guess. The startup cost will be
>greater I think. Administration looks harder too. Again, I'm a first time
>user and don't know any of the basics as yet.
>
>The big push at my company is CORBA/IIOP and Java. Multi-tier architecture
,
>business logic layer from an application server with Java, etc. MS has no
>interest in Java and is pushing their COM products.
>
>I don't like the idea of trusting our corporate database to Microsoft.
That
>really scares me. My colleges however are quick to point out that
Microsoft
>will probably be around a little longer than Oracle. Oracle is probably
the
>safer choice for data integrity. It's hard to find hard facts at
>Microsoft's web site. My company uses Lotus Notes extensively, so I know
>all about the Microsoft marketing machine (Exchange vs. Notes, MS arguments
>are laughable).
>
>The new Oracle8i will allow stored procedures to be written in Java.
Oracle
>also runs on a platform other than WindowsNT. These reasons favor Oracle
>compared with Microsoft.
>
>I'm tiered of researching the features for these product. I wanted to
voice
>my first impressions here in case anyone can provide advice about the two
>products. (no lengthy MS vs Oracle debates please).
>
>Are there any Getting Started guides for Oracle8? Preferably written
>outside of Oracle Corp. When can we expect Oracle8i to be released? Is
>everyone looking forward to the 8i version?
>
>Thank you,
>Brian
>
>
Received on Thu Sep 24 1998 - 07:29:18 CDT