Re: Choosing a database for a DSS system (40-100G range)

Scales wonderfully... until you outgrow NT. It doesn't run on any other platform. That alone would eliminate from my list of candidates.

On Thu, 5 Nov 1998 06:19:22 -0500, "Michael" <new_user_at_email.msn.com> wrote:

>Go with NT + SQL server 7
>Balony its not big enough. I have in production several hundred gigabyte
>systems on SQL 6.5. 7 scales wonderfully.
>Also DTS in SQL 7 will give you all the tools you need to import your data.
>TCP-D's don't worry. They are being rewritten at this current time.
>The optimizer in SQL 7 has been completely rewritten. You will love the
>product.
>if you want to see some large database performance go to
>http://terraserver.microsoft.com.
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