Re: Informix vs. Sybase vs. Oracle vs. (gasp) MS SQL Server

Perhaps someone could explain why object databases are so little used - both have theory going back to the 60's

From what I see and hear from people at the sharp end using ObjectStore - it's a can of worms. It doesnt perform, it isn't robust, and it isn't easy to use - but it's supposed to look cool on the CV (this year anyway)!

J. Duhl wrote:
> Interesting to see where the relational database architectures
> are now relative to some of the object databases architectures.
>
> There are several object databases that already scale for
> large distributed networks (e.g. Objectivity, Versant,
> Object Design). That is one of their advantages over
> an RDBMS. They also handle complex processing much better
> with higher performance and on less resources.
> Stillpoint Consulting
> 74443.2610_at_compuserve.com
 

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