how do we rate and compare DB's? sybase vs oracle vs informix, etc.

From: Henry B Kon <hkon_at_world.std.com>
Date: 1996/12/14
Message-ID: <E2EJC7.GFB_at_world.std.com>#1/1

In the book crossing the chasm about high tech marketing, the author suggests that inferior technology oftens beat superior technology, and gives the example among others of oracle beating sybase on marketing not on technology.

How do these two companies compare? Are there real differences in the product capabilities? Is one company inherently more or less capable than another? Can we predict long term which company will win?

How do we rate databases overall anyway?

performance, multi-platform, distributed transaction capability, tools, etc?

is there anywhere a master "list of features"?

thanks,

H the Kkonmeister Received on Sat Dec 14 1996 - 00:00:00 CET

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