Re: Oracle8i, Microsoft

On Fri, 2 Oct 1998 13:42:12 +0200, "Wicus Maas" <wicus_at_bsw.co.za> wrote:

>I have worked on both.
>
>Stay with the product that have proven itself through the years, and where
>getting support is not a mission but a right.
>
>I moved from SQL server to Oracle and never looked back.
>
>Greetings
>
>Wicus
>
>
>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
>>
>>
>
>

I second that, you will struggle to get the same level of support from Microsoft. Oracle support is pretty good.

Regards,

Clive. Received on Sat Oct 03 1998 - 04:54:20 CDT