Re: Sybase tool to compress Oracle (5 GB => 1)

Never mind. It's an ODS ... "Operational Data Store" ..... glorified Reporting server. Am I still a neophyte if I hate vendors who say ....here buy our product and save space, but you have to buy another server and more hard drive space.

TGIF
Brian

On 10/28/05, Jesse, Rich <Rich.Jesse_at_quadtechworld.com> wrote:
> Applying "Method R" (been using that a lot today), the real question is
> "Why?" To fit the DB on an SD card for a PDA? Hmmmm...that gives me an
> idea...
>
> I wonder what their compression would do to an ACID test. I suppose it
> would depend on where the compression was happening, whether it's via
> PL/SQL or an external tool/hack or whatever.
>
> Just thinking aloud...
>
> Rich
>
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> Subject: OT: Sybase tool to compress Oracle (5 GB => 1)
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> Hi Everyone,
>
> Sorry if this is off topic. I've been asked to attend a conference
> call regarding a Sybase product that compresses Oracle databases. I
> hope to get time to scan the vendors website this weekend and learn
> more, but just curious if anyone else has heard of this product or is
> using it? Any feedback is greatly appreciated.
>
> Thx
> Brian
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