Re: Best OS for the following...

And I would find it
> awfully hard to justify that kind of overhead expense (alpha) for such a
 microscopic
> database with only a handful of users.

I agree with this, but it all depends how vital. I read the other posts and some people are confident that Linux is ok. It's up to the person who will live with the database to decide! The original poster will have some research to do on options he feels are worthy to consider after this discussion.
I still would not go with Linux but I know I am biased. Certainly not NT, in any case.

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> Don't disagree with me yet ... Because I agree with you.

>

> But he said: "small 60-100 MB of data and have very few real users." And I

 would find it


> awfully hard to justify that kind of overhead expense (alpha) for such a

 microscopic


> database with only a handful of users.

>

> Wouldn't you?

>

> Daniel A. Morgan

>

>

>

>

> a9509617 wrote:

>

> > hi,

> >

> > i am little bit disagree..

> > if you are going for a large database and looking for performance..

> > alpha (tru64) should be your choice..

> > they are the fastest platform/O.S. as i saw from many articles...

> >

> > also..

> > from oracle website.. seems tru64 is the best alliance O.S.

> >

> > linux.. well.. if you go for production.. think before move..

> >

> > :>

> >

> > "Daniel A. Morgan" wrote:

> >

> > > > Sorry to come at you with the same old "Best OS" question.  I'll try

 to be as


> > > > specific as I can in the requirements as I know that it makes all

 the


> > > > differnce...

> > > >

> > > > The OS's under condsideration are: HP-UX, Tru64, Win2k and Linux.

> > > >

> > > > Our IT group has technical competency in both Unix and NT 4.0 admin.

 Although


> > > > I, the defacto DBA, don't have much too much system admin

 background.  I will


> > > > either have to learn Unix admin or leave the admin to our NT pro's

 (they


> > > > don't like me playing with their servers too much).

> > > >

> > > > The target database will likely be small 60-100 MB of data and have

 very few


> > > > real users.  It'll mostly be used for batch processing and

 reporting.


> > > >

> > > > Hopefully, this gives you an idea of what I'm looking at.  Any

 advice would be


> > > > much appreciated.

> > >

> > > Much as it pains me to say this I would say Win2K because you already

 have the


> > > expertise in-house and it will keep the "Microsoft-is-a-religion"

 types from going


> > > crazy. From the list above the best choice if you had a requirement

 for a larger


> > > database or hundreds of users would be HP/UX. And were I in your shoes

 I would go


> > > Linux because it is substantially better than Win2K from my

 experience.


> > >

> > > Just make sure you extract a pound of flesh on this one. Such as

 making them come


> > > in on weekends and holidays when the O/S requires a reboot.

> > >

> > > Daniel A. Morgan

>