Re: connectivity - integration Oracle - SQL server

ITAPORT06 wrote:

>I have a question about connectivity between different databases.
>Oracle, DB2400 and SQL_server.
>
>It is easy to integrate application products that are running on
>different DB platforms?
>What products can be used to achieve this? Our consultant is
>mentioning .NET but then we have to run everything on SQL server.
>
>Currently we are running on Oracle but our third party generic
>applications are first developed for SQL server and later ported to
>Oracle (So Oracle has no priority for them)
>
>We are now looking to additional applications that are only available
>on SQL server and we like to integrate these applications in our
>current environment that is running on Oracle DB. The information I
>get is that the integration is much easier to achieve with products
>like MS .NET if all the application will run on SQL server
>Oracle seems to be less open. Do not get me wrong with less open: I
>mean that there are less integration products or programmer skills
>available on the market.
>
>We can choose to migrate totally for SQL server. Additional info: We
>run on Win2000. Hardware platforms like Unix is no issue)
>
>What is your opinion?
>
>

It is only easy if you do it poorly sacrificing the best of each system for the lowest common
denominator. If you sacrifice security, performance, scalability, and stability.

Doing it correctly takes work. But it can certainly be done. Always recognize and accept
the differences in concepts and architecture and leverage the best each platform has to offer.

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Daniel Morgan
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