Re: SQL Server vs Oracle

>But you should also look at this from the standpoint of your personal
>vested interest. Work with Oracle, have it on your resume, and your
>income will be substantially higher than if you do the exact same work
>with SQL Server. This is not trivail.
 

>And you might remind management that the cost of software is a very
>insignificant percentage of the cost of any system. If they want to save
>money they should turn their attention to the even larger dollars
>flowing out under the door with every wasted hour.
Like DBA's who get paid more for the exact same work? (Sorry I couldn't resist ;-)
I do agree that buying 32 SQL Servers and linking them together as suggested in MS TPC-C results is neither a solution for scalability, nor to reduce maintenance costs.
One has to admit though that there are many (most?) applications out there that do not require 24/7 and multi terrabytes. And when it comes to serving your small company's website with an evening school trained DBA high end systems can be seen as overkill.

Cheers
Serge Received on Wed Jun 13 2001 - 20:00:02 CDT