Re: How to compare Oracle server with MS SQL server

ck wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> I started using SQLserver two month ago for small database
> applications, but is wondering how it's features compare with Oracle db.

	Simplistically speaking -- SQL Server is easier to set up and
manage.  			Oracle is more flexible and powerful.  It is
comparable to the difference
	between ease of learning and ease of use.

> Can anyone give me
> an idea how popular is SQL server compared with Oracle,

        Three years ago SQL Server outsold Oracle on NT. For the past two years

        Oracle has outsold SQL Server on NT. Oracle has a commanding lead.

what's the strenght
> of each? What application area does Oracle used in, what about SQL server,

	The application areas are quite similar.  The difference is that
SQL 			Server is used mostly in smaller organizations, i.e. small
and medium 			sized companies and departments in large companies
while Oracle is the
	RDBMS of choice where a larger organization wants to standardize
on one
	RDBMS across the entire organization.

> what's the TYPICAL hardware/OS platform Oracle running.

        In terms of numbers of installations it is probably NT. In terms of value

        I believe it is Unix.

>
> Many thanks.
 

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