Re: Which one is better? Oracel 9i or DB2 7.2??

NASDAQ uses Oracle running at 2 locations (Trumble Connecticut and somewhere in Maryland). Each location has 2 Sequent boxes running parallel server and replicating on 5 second intervals to the other.

Not to say rdb is not fast or good. I've never used it. Just another data point.

Jim
"Michael Austin" <maustin_at_firstdbasource.com> wrote in message news:3CCE9851.B9B5B765_at_firstdbasource.com...
> Nuno Souto wrote:
> >
> > In article <3CCD6A14.6090206_at_netcape.net>, you said (and I quote):
> > > I'm comparing these two brand database server for our new trading
system.
> > > I know that both of them are famous and occupied large market share.
But
> > > can some tell me, or has link to the research document which can
compare
> > > these two products objectively.
> >
> > Well, it's actually written Oracle 9i, not Oracel 9i. There is a
> > difference.
> >
> > Also, it's UDB 7.2, not DB2. According to IBM.
> >
> > And if you think that asking a question like that will help you make a
> > decision, may I suggest IT-101 as your next port of call? :-)
> >
> > Seriously: get some really good techos to help you with your trading
> > system and implement it on whatever their recommendation ends up being.
> > And make sure that you see proof of delivery.
> >
> > If all that is too hard, then just buy a trading system off the shelf
and
> > use whatever the maker recommends. Just remember: cheap does NOT
> > necessarily equate to better.
> >
> > --
> > Cheers
> > Nuno Souto
> > nsouto_at_optushome.com.au.nospam
>
> If you are looking at the best, most stable database for a trading
> system, look at what a large percentage of the trading systems use:
> OpenVMS and Rdb (also an Oracle product - NOT RDBMS) It doesn't break
> and is blindingly fast. 3 of the 5 trading systems put in place last
> year used this combination because of 2 main factors:
>
> Stability
> Reliability
> Scalability
>
> And you don't have to reboot your box every 30 days to keep "cleaning
> up" the memory/system space.
>
> I am supporting an Rdb database for a F500 company that has not been
> closed - for any reason - for almost 400 days now. -- and it screams!!!
> I wonder how many Oracle databases you see like this... my guess is -
> not very many.
> --
> Regards,
>
> Michael Austin Registered Linux User #261163
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Received on Tue Apr 30 2002 - 09:06:50 CDT