Re: Best OS for the following...

From: David Ehrens <nospam_at_nospam.net>
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 19:03:33 GMT
Message-ID: <9W6u6.2606$Wz.866683@typhoon.ne.mediaone.net>

<mmoore96_at_my-deja.com> wrote in message
news:995t7a$lbc$1_at_news.netmar.com...

If the requirements are more or less:

database is relatively small
database for batch use only
no real users
you are the DBA and you're more an NT than unix person
must operate 24x7x365

You can:

adapt to Unix
stay with NT

If you stay with NT, you will have to:

adapt to SQL Server, because if you run Oracle on NT you will not have 24x7x365 uptime and you will go stark, raving mad
learn SQL server, which is actually very nice, but you will have to decide if you need any Oracle-specific features

If you adapt to Unix:

you can be cheap
you can do it right

If you are a cheap bastard:

get Linux, and you will have pretty good luck with it but you may not have 24x7x365 uptime
get Solaris or HPUX and you will have better luck but you still may not have 24x7x365 uptime

You've never mentioned what this application is. Applications and their requirements are probably the most important place to start when spec'ing a system.

David Ehrens Received on Wed Mar 21 2001 - 13:03:33 CST