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RE: Free ware databases: which are worth the money?

From: DENNIS WILLIAMS <DWILLIAMS_at_LIFETOUCH.COM>
Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2002 08:59:47 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.004AA0A0.20020802085947@fatcity.com>


Mark

   Eweek recently did a head-to-head performance test of major databases and included MySQL. You might look it up to see the strengths and weaknesses of this type of database. Unless the simple memory cache in MySQL works for you, Oracle left all of them in the dust, including SQL Server. Some people here use MySQL for small applications and report that it works fine for their purpose.

Dennis Williams
DBA
Lifetouch, Inc.
dwilliams_at_lifetouch.com

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Hi,
we are investigating some freeware databases for deployment on systems that dont justify the cost of an oracle license, on linux. What databases out these can cope with a OLTP load, all transaction based, with some reporting? Uncomplicated databases, with mid size volumes of transactions (say low millions) and some reporting queries? I guess reliability is the primary concern, if something can be built as solidly as an oracle instance, with whatever OS protection this would need, then its a starting point for making a non oracle freeware enterprise database. Anyone have any suggestions on what I should download first?

Thanks!
Mark Teehan
Singapore

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