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Re: Oracle vs. DB2

From: Igor Neyman <ineyman_at_perceptron.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 08:58:50 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.004B3108.20020813085850@fatcity.com>


> Even MS Access can fly to the moon if you have good people working it.
>

I wouldn't bet my money on that :-)

Igor Neyman, OCP DBA
ineyman_at_perceptron.com

> People like to work(and are more effective) in an environment they are
> comfortable with, may it be Cobol Mainframe, RPG AS/400, MS SQL Server,
MySQL,
> Oracle or Sybase.
>
> The point here is not which one is the best database, but which
combination of
> database and people(talent/skill) can give you the best return on
investment.
>
> Pointless having to use DB2 if your people don't know anything about DB2 -
even
> if DB2 is the best, you still can't get it off the ground if you do not
have the
> poeple to work it. Same goes for the other databases.
>
> If you need to evaluate which is the best database, evaluate it based on
which
> is the best database for you (databse and people included).
>
> Even MS Access can fly to the moon if you have good people working it.
>
> ltiu
>
> Quoting Steven Lembark <lembark_at_wrkhors.com>:
>
> >
> >
> > One thing that seems different to me: DBA's at the sites
> > we work in with DB2 seem to swear by it more than at it.
> > This is the reverse ratio I find at Oracle houses.
> >
> > --
> > Steven Lembark 2930 W. Palmer
> > Workhorse Computing Chicago, IL 60647
> > +1 800 762 1582
> > --
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