Re: Oracle vs. DB2

But then this is an Oracle email list. What do you know, Oracle is da Best!!

Quoting Igor Neyman <ineyman_at_perceptron.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
>
>
>
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>
> > 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.
> > >
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> > > Steven Lembark 2930 W. Palmer
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> > > +1 800 762 1582
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