Re: ORACLE or SQL SERVER (MS) ?

Daniel Morgan wrote:

> Your experience is purely anecdotal. Other people's experience may
> well differ. But one thing is definite and that is that I can put
> either SQL Server or Oracle on a single CPU Pentium machine and both
> will run. But while SQL Server will only run on the Windows operating
> system with Oracle an organization has the choice to avoid paying
> hundreds of dollars for the operating system, they can choose Linux,
> and also avoid all of the problems with the huge number of Windows
> only virus, worm, and trojan attacks.

the ability exists, however at this point in time most companies do not have the talent available to manage other than Windows servers unless they are large enough to have Unix server farms. in that case they already would have Oracle installed on a unix platform. smaller companies would tend not to choose Oracle due to the lack of talent mentionsed as well as the adversity to adding a DBA to staff.

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Bill "Shrek" Thater     ORACLE DBA      
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                william.thater_at_carrier.utc.com
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