8 User DSS: Which platform best for Oracle??
Date: 1995/09/12
Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.950912103056.12261A-100000_at_helium.gas.uug.arizona.edu>#1/1
I'm in the process of trying to figure out what platform is "best" for running a reporting/DSS database, and would be interested in hearing what configurations people would recommend.
Our DB will have about 5 GB of data in 12 main tables, perhaps growing to 15GB in 30 tables in 1-2 years. We won't have more than 4-8 users on the system at any one time, but those that are on the system will be doing pretty intensive queries. We will also batch off several hundred month-end reports.
We are planning on purchasing a new machine for this system, and the options we are considering as of today are:
o Upgrade or add an additional NetWare server (We have a small network)
o Alpha/NT or Alpha/Unix
o RS6000/AIX
o PC Server/NT
o PC Server/Unix
Our criteria: The system should be reliable, have fast import/index times as we will refresh data weekly or monthly, and require as little maintenance as possible. We don't have much Unix experience, and no NT experience. Which of these alternatives are "tried and true?" We want a simple to install and maintain system with decent performance.
Any ideas or suggestions will be greeted with suspicion... :-)
TIA, John Received on Tue Sep 12 1995 - 00:00:00 CEST