Re: DB2 or Oracle

"Jan Gelbrich" <j_gelbrich_at_westfalen-blatt.de> wrote in message news:al712m$1nl8ar$1_at_ID-152732.news.dfncis.de...
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> IMHO, this had been the only substantial response to the question - very
> worth the reading.
>
> But there are more people interested into a comparison than You might
> think - me too, e.g. ...
>
> O.K., both Big Tankers can swim and load and transport megatons of oil
> around the world,
> but I think sad_but_true wanted to know if someone may know about a
 summary
> of comparison,
> what each of both could do "better" or not.
>
> This is: is there somebody out there who has experience with _both_
> databases, a person that could really compare ?
> And a person that would kindly share some of his thoughts ?

The trouble is both platforms will let you run even the largest of corporate database with ease and high performance. Both will also bite you if you don't tend them carefully. So the question does become as daniel suggests a matter of personal preference for all practical purposes.

I suspect the I hate oracle so I favour IBM tone of the OP didn't help either.

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Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission UK
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