Re: L:ist - Can do/do better in MS SQL than Oracle

From: Sean M <smckeownNO_at_BACKSIESearthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 05:46:17 GMT
Message-ID: <3CA3FFB8.99C311E@BACKSIESearthlink.net>

Connor McDonald wrote:
>
> Agreed - worked at a site up north where they took their backups various
> seriously. Entire private network (just for backups) across every
> server in the company all hooked to the biggest tape library thingy I've
> ever seen - I used to nip down to the server room just to watch all the
> robotic arms flying around...
>
> .. All managed with rman and veritas net backup.
>
> Magic.

OK, but how big were the individual databases? Lots and lots of smaller databases - sure, I can see where RMAN might be great. Really big databases? The jury is still out, it would seem.

Regards,
Sean Received on Thu Mar 28 2002 - 23:46:17 CST