Re: Oracle on unix or NT

Billy Verreynne wrote:

> Ed Lufker wrote in message <756t4f$dl1$1_at_sloth.swcp.com>...
> >
> > I am trying not to put my Oracle db on an NT platform, it is
> >currently on a solaris platform. Could you help and give the reasons why I
> >shouldn't move the database over to an NT platform. Big picture stuff
> >would be great. I only know unix, so I dont have clue what Oracle acts
> >like on an NT box.
>
> You decided not to put your Oracle DB on NT, because you only know Unix and
> have no idea how Oracle "acts" on NT. Then you asked for people to give you
> technical reasons to support your "decision"?
>
> Excuse me, but why on earth should I (or anyone else) do that? If you have
> already made up you mind - a decision you freely admit is based on
> ignorance - what good will that do discuss the pros and cons of NT vs Unix
> with regards to Oracle?
>
> I have no problems with lead piping (bashing) software, as long it is based
> on REAL EXPERIENCE, FACT and TECHNICAL/BUSINESS ISUES. But this concept that
> NT always sucks compared to Unix irrespective of the business and technical
> requirements, only shows prejudice and a TOTAL LACK of IS skills.

I think, this is a good way he/she did it. If you are familiar, for example, to fly a Boeing 737, would you then, if you have to fly suddently a bigger one, take an airbus ?? You would take the boeing 747, i guess. No, nobody, who has a healthy mind wouldn't stay with the system he/she is familiar with and expert in, rather to be a novice with a bif DB and a really ugly OS.

So, the decision Mr. Verreynne made is really realistic and sophisticated, even *or even because* he is not knowing anything about NT.

And besides that, everybody knows that Unix is much more better scalable and easier to manage, so he made as well the right decission. Someone can look from every point of view, Mr. Verreynne made the right decission.

Oracle plans to take the whole OS away, so there is only a kernel of an OS. Then there is no need to discuss an OS at all.

:-))

>
> As always. IMHO.
>
> regards,
> Billy

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R.Khan
khan_at_informatik.fh-hamburg.de
Hamburg, Germany Received on Thu Dec 17 1998 - 08:39:38 CST