SQL Server 6.5 v Oracle 8

From: Stephen Dance <steved_at_D1059kellock.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 3 Dec 1998 12:01:42 -0000
Message-ID: <745uh6$ke4$1@flex.london.pipex.net>

It is possible that we may be soon using Oracle 8 on NT 4.0 to run a large financial app.

Although I've been running our MS SQL Servers for the last few years
(versions 4.21, 6.0 & 6.5) I havn't seen Oracle since the days of V6 on Unix
(about 5 years)

SQL 6.5 has been a doddle to look after - automated nightly backup, DB sanity check and allocation check, weekly update statistics and rebuild indexes job.

what can I expect from Oracle 8 on NT regarding routine housekeeping and generally looking after it ?? - I remember from the Oracle V6 days that it could be a bit of a nightmare, especially dealing with fragmentation and keeping performance high.

Thanks

STEVE --
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