Re: Intel Solaris vs Linux for Oracle

From: Lohh <juhan_at_ensib.ee.NICHT.SPAM>
Date: 2000/03/29
Message-ID: <38E22D99.F4C8E54@ensib.ee.NICHT.SPAM>#1/1

billmil_at_my-deja.com wrote:
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> I checked on the Sun site, and it seems that the cheapest server you can get
> runs US$11K, whereas for you can get fairly well-stocked Intel machine (512Mb
> with RAID ) for about $5K. In the long run, the differences in hardware cost
> may prove small, but for companies just getting started, the Intel-based
> solution might require less upfront cash.

I might be wrong, but AFAIK Solaris runs on Intel-PC platform too. So there is no difference in hardware cost.

Juhan Received on Wed Mar 29 2000 - 00:00:00 CST