Re: Oracle vs DB2 vs MySQL - Which should I use?

From: Mark Yudkin <myudkin_at_compuserve.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 11:50:31 +0100
Message-ID: <960i0k$t7d$1@sshuraaa-i-1.production.compuserve.com>

If you post an "Oracle vs DB2" question on a DB2 forum, you won't exactly get an unbiased response... Except of course for my totally unbiased recommendation for DB2 :-)

(Avoid MySQL, it isn't an "ACID database")

"Stephen Livesey" <ste_at_exact3ex.co.uk> wrote in message news:981648142.25681.0.nnrp-01.c2d98441_at_news.demon.co.uk...
> Could someone please explain what are the differences between Oracle 8i,
DB2
> and MySQL.
>
> Obviously the price, but are there any other major differences?
>
> We are looking to start re-developing our accounts/order processing system
> using a major database (we currently use a 4GL). We would appreciate any
> advise to help us make the decision on which database to use.
>
>
> Thanks
> Steve
>
>
Received on Fri Feb 09 2001 - 04:50:31 CST