Re: Standard Edition vs Enterprise Edition

A copy of this was sent to bhall <bhallNObhSPAM_at_gacorp.com.invalid> (if that email address didn't require changing) On Tue, 11 Jan 2000 10:46:02 -0800, you wrote:

>Background: We are beginning development on a ORACLE web-
>based application using PL/SQL w/embedded HTML. We expect
>maybe 50 - 100 concurrent users (user base is < 1000).
>Database size < 1 GIG.
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>Not initially planning to distribute the database across
>machines. Will be using OAS/Web Listener on 1 box with the
>database on another.
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>I am being told from my ORACLE Var rep that ORACLE 8i
>STANDARD edition is not really meant for internet
>applications but for intranet applications. He is
>suggesting ENTERPRISE edition. I wanted to start out with
>STANDARD and later upgrade to EDITION when we are able to
>house other applications and amortize the cost among the
>clients.
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>Question: To those that are developing ORACLE web-based
>applications, are you using STANDARD or ENTERPRISE editions
>and can STANDARD be used with some level of confidence
>based on the vague specs I laid out here.
>

The major diff between Oracle8i and Oracle8i EE is the

• availability of certain options (eg: Partitioning is NOT available at all with Oracle8i, only with Oracle8i EE)
• availability of certain functions (eg: Bitmap Indexes are NOT available at all with Oracle8i, only with Oracle8i EE)

You can see the document "getting to know Oracle8i". there is a section in that manual that lays out the differences option by option, feature by feature. (it also explains the features so you know what it is you are looking at).

You can get this document from http://technet.oracle.com/ you need an account on that site but they are free and sign up is immediate. goto documentation....

>Thanks for any comments,
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>Barry
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Opinions are mine and do not necessarily reflect those of Oracle Corporation Received on Tue Jan 11 2000 - 13:49:09 CST