Re: Hardware Platform comparisons

In article <326BA5A3.CED_at_anisoft.com> Neal Gran <neal_at_anisoft.com> writes:
>From: Neal Gran <neal_at_anisoft.com>
>Subject: Hardware Platform comparisons
>Date: Mon, 21 Oct 1996 09:32:35 -0700
 

>I have to recomend a server platform to run an
>Oracle database for a small company (4 users), for which
>I will be the administrator.
 

>They will be running Developer/2000 applications for
>clients. I can recomend an NT server on a high end
>PC (200Mhz,128Mg Ram), or a low end HP9000 UNIX RISC
>server.
 

>My concerns are performance, and administrative
>complexity. I already have some experience with the
>UNIX installation.
 

>If anyone knows where I can find info regarding this
>comparison, or if someone has direct experience, I would
>appreciate some advice.
 

>Thanks
>-Neal
 

>-------------------------------------------------------
>Neal Gran
>Anisoft Corp.
>230 Fifth Ave. Suite 2002
>New York, NY. 10001-7704
>phone: (212)689-2640
>fax: (212)689-2702
>email: neal_at_anisoft.com

Why not NT on Intel ?

How big is the database ?
How long do the transactions run ?

I can't imagine why you wouldn't run on NT with just 4 users unless the application requires a lot of horse power. Received on Tue Oct 22 1996 - 00:00:00 CEST