Re: Help UNIX vs NOVELL

In Article<1995Nov03.150453.2068530_at_undefined>, <ENCTDEP_at_undefined> write:

> We don't have enough UNIX expertise, so we are thinking of swithing to
 Novell.
>

My personal recommendation is to hire yourself some Unix expertise. Plenty of contractors about these days.

> Can anyone tell me about the differences between running Oracle7 under UNIX
 and
> running under Novell (I heard that running under Novell would be slower)?
> What are the considerations migrating from Oracle7 under UNIX to Novell?
>

We have pretty much decided that the networking requirements for Novell would preclude the possibility of any kind of decent response time. I don't believe that you would have much success moving from Unix to Novell except in the case of a really small database. Novell is, much like Windoze, a "simulated" multi-user/multi-tasking environment sitting on top of a DOS based system. The biggest question is: is Novell capable of dealing with 80+ concurrent users? Can you buy a PC that's got enough resources for that kind of load?

Jim Joslin
BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc

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