Re: Oracle versus SQLServer - Pro & Cons

From: Morten Lange ISL <mortenlange_at_my-deja.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 16:36:40 GMT
Message-ID: <88udun$58l$1@nnrp1.deja.com>

In article <88u7i6$ej$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>,   markp7832_at_my-deja.com wrote:
> In article <88tsug$orp$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>,
> Bernard Polarski <bpolarsk_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Does SQL Server run under Linux ?
> >
> > B. Polarski
> >
> > In article <38B21574.495381E8_at_attglobal.net>,
> > bvkane_at_attglobal.net wrote:
> > > Oracle versus SQLServer - Pro & Cons
> > >
> > > Which would be a better database? Why? Looking for opinions. Help
> > > appreciated.
> > >
> > --
> > B.Polarski
> >
> Which rdbms database product is best, depends on your needs. MS-Server
> is realitively cheap but it only runs on NT. Oracle is available on
> UNIX, a big plus in my opinion, as well as VMS, MVS, and NT.
>

Although I am in no means an expert I dare say that MS-SQL is easier to master for the beginner being simpler, and given that you donŽt buy expensive add-ons for Oracle.

But I think IŽll dare to venture somewhat off-topic :

MySQL has a pretty good reputation. It is especially widely used under Linux. It probably fits in somewhere between Oracle and MS-SQL when it comes to scalability and usability.

For Unix and OS/2 platforms, MySQL is basically free; for Microsoft platforms you must get a MySQL license after a trial time of 30 days.

Check out
http://www.mysql.com/Manual_chapter/manual_toc.html

• Morten

> Oracle scales from a few users to 1000's of users and from a few
> hundred megabytes to terrabytes.

>

> Oracle has solid backup and recovery procedures and functionality.

>

> There are a lot of third party products for application development and
> reporting, and system monitoring tailored to Oracle available.

>

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Before you buy. Received on Tue Feb 22 2000 - 10:36:40 CST