Re: Oracle 8i or 9i vs SQL Server

My (cliff notes)3 bullets of info. Hope it helps

Oracle database/Instance = SQL Server installation Oracle Schema/Users = SQL Server databases Oracle Tablespaces = SQL Segments

nsouto_at_optushome.com.au (Nuno Souto) wrote in message news:<dd5cc559.0207171859.7ddb55f9_at_posting.google.com>...
> "Richard Foote" <richard.foote_at_bigpond.com> wrote in message news:<9heZ8.37175$Hj3.109754_at_newsfeeds.bigpond.com>...
> >
> > Any help would be muchly appreciated.
>
> Here is something I suggest you try:
>
> M$ currently has a campaign to woo people away from Oracle.
> They distribute free a CD pack with two CDs.
>
> The first one has some marketing drivel on how much better SS2K
> is compared to Oracle V7. (!)
> Or at least that's the featureset they claim as Oracle's...
>
> The other CD has an evaluation copy (120 days) of SS2K.
> I loaded that in my PC at work. Contains a full set of doco
> where you can find all sorts of precious snippets of exactly how
> does SS2K "work".
>
> I found it invaluable in trying to understand how can M$ claim it is
> ready for "enterprise wide" databases with a product that has the same
> recovery capabilities of Oracle Version 4.
>
> Overall, it's a great educational tool. Call M$ and ask for
> one of those things. Great stuff. It helps if you tell them you're
> working for "so and so who wants to move away from Oracle". Immediate
> co-operation!
>
> :-D
>
> Cheers
> Nuno Souto
> nsouto_at_optushome.com.au
Received on Thu Jul 18 2002 - 11:04:58 CDT