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On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 20:58:41 +0200, "Matthias Hoys" <anti_at_spam.com>
wrote:
>
>"racman" <arubin_at_mfs.com> wrote in message
>news:1153410217.495996.270790_at_75g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
>>I need to give a presentation on the benefits of AIX vs Solaris.
>> Can everyone share your thoughts. Keep in mind that I`m not looking
>> to dismiss either platform, I think they both work very well with
>> specific databases,
>> storage and apps. Thoughts please!
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>
>Well, the one thing I don't like about AIX is that it can only be installed
>on (expensive) RISC/PowerPC hardware. You can not install it on a PC under
>VMWare to "play with" (like Solaris and Linux).
>
Quality has it's price. In the end, because Sun hardware breaks down
often, IBM is cheaper.
-- Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBAReceived on Thu Jul 20 2006 - 14:34:37 CDT