Re: Oracle for PC or Unix??

Unix is the leading multi-user OS, and Sun is far & away the most popular Unix platform. PC stands for Personal Computer. Now, which do you you think is suited as server & which as client? From the point of view of product robustness & platform admin tools?

And BTW, note that Oracle's promised not to release v7.x for MS-DOS.

You can run all the front-end stuff from a PC over SQL*Net, and my one suggestion is to use stored procedures as much as possible so more work is done in the RDBMS, e.g. avoid perhaps voluminous network traffic for front-end processing.

Leng Kaing (leng_at_cougar.vut.edu.au) wrote:
: Windows Products: SQL*Net 1.1; Oracle RDBMS 7.1(?); Oracle Forms 4.0;
: Oracle Reports 2.0; SQL*Plus 3.1; Pro*C (latest)
 

: SunOs 4.1.2 Products: SQL*Net 1.1; Oracle RDBMS 6.0.36; SQL*Forms 3.0;
: SQL*ReportWriter 1.1; SQL*Menu 5.0; CASE*Dictionary 5.0; SQL*Plus 3.1
: -will upgrade next year.
 

: Our Uni. has the above products listed. I'd like some advice on how to
: best use the products, please. Here are some questions that I'd like
: some responses to:
 

: a) what are the differences/similarities between the products on
: these platforms?
 

: b) is it better to have Windows products connect to RDBMS on SunOs
: or PC?
 

: c) performance wise, which is faster - PC products connecting to RDBMS
: on SunOs or PC?
 

: d) administration of products & RDBMS & users : which is more robust,
: secure, easy to manage - PC or SunOs?
 

: Please help me out. I'd appreciate any input at all.
 

: Thanx in advance,
: Leng.

-- 
 - Chris