Re: Supporting Multiple DBMS
Date: 21 Aug 1998 14:30:29 GMT
Message-ID: <01bdcd17$7e50ac40$dc09010a_at_mbrown.sl.amanet.org>
martin f. brown
To: michael_brule_at_phl.com Subject: Re: Supporting Multiple DBMS
Hi, Nice to talk to someone like myself. We have 10 databases that 4 of us are required to support. I.E. db/2, idms, Informix, universe, gupta, access, SQL-server, et al... You get the picture. Now the decision makers are looking at an Oracle solution; hence why I am here. Majority of my time is DB2/UDB support and I guess that makes me a BLUE bigot. Our intent is to find a 'data centric solution' (whatever that means) and re-engineer our entire applications environment. We have a pilot project for Oracle and I'm looking for any and all information - good or bad. Specifically about cost, add-on costs, and support (I hear that's a real sore subject). I can be reached at <martin_brown_at_amanet.org>. Thanks for reading this and any info is greatly appreciated.
michael brule <michael_brule_at_phl.com> wrote in article
<35D9857F.15B7_at_phl.com>...
> I'm working as a SQL Server DBA at a large insurance company which
> currently supports SQL Server and DB2. UDB will be coming in the near
> future and we still support some legacy DBMS (RDB and IDMS) until they
> are phased out over the next few years. We do this with a staff of 5
> DBAs.
>
> Two applications areas are considering Oracle for the backend of their
> development efforts. My management is resisting the idea, citing the
> complexity of supporting and cross-training multiple DBMSs.
>
> I guess I always assumed that most shops supported multiple DBMSs and
> would like to hear from other DBAs about how many and which platforms
> they support at their companies.
>
> Mike
>
Received on Fri Aug 21 1998 - 16:30:29 CEST