Re: DB2 vs. Oracle8i: Total Cost of Ownership

These reports discuss DB2 UDB on the unix and intel platforms, not on OS/390.

(Also, application development for DB2 on OS/390 can be done in a variety of languages, including Java, C, C++, Fortran, PL/I, REXX, assmebler, and yes, venerable old cobol.)

Nuno Souto wrote:
>
> On 22 Feb 2001 01:30:49 GMT, CSC <jcheong_at_cooper.com.hk> wrote:
>
> >Who Is Low-Cost Database Leader?
> >
> >http://www.ibm.com/Press/prnews.nsf/jan/B948050CEF618EA8852569F30062847D
> >
>
> Obviously this didn't take into account the small army of COBOL
> programmers and OS390 tuners it takes to extract an ounce of
> performance or output out of that thing...
>
> :-)
>
> Cheers
> Nuno Souto
> nsouto_at_bigpond.net.au.nospam
> http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/the_Den/index.html
 

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Kaarel Truuvert
DB2 UDB Development