Path: news.easynews.com!easynews!newsfeed-east.nntpserver.com!nntpserver.com!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!news-west.eli.net!not-for-mail Message-ID: <3CFFC368.91C69925@exesolutions.com> From: Daniel Morgan X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.79 [en] (Windows NT 5.0; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle.misc Subject: Re: What's the largest Oracle DB a PC can host?????/ References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 38 Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2002 20:17:53 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 156.74.250.7 X-Complaints-To: yvonne.tracy@ci.seattle.wa.us X-Trace: news-west.eli.net 1023394673 156.74.250.7 (Thu, 06 Jun 2002 14:17:53 MDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2002 14:17:53 MDT Organization: City of Seattle NewsReader Service Xref: easynews comp.databases.oracle.misc:82591 X-Received-Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2002 13:15:18 MST (news.easynews.com) Richard Hollingsworth wrote: > Hi folks. I know this is an esoteric question, but I need help. > > I've been asked to evaluate and make recommendations for our next DB and > it's a big one. We don't know the eventual size, but it COULD top 20 TB > easily. > > Management wants to save $$$ and use PC servers. I'm no PC expert, but I > really don't think even the largest, fastest PC server on the market would > be able to handle that effectively. > > Am I wrong? Can the latest PC servers with massive disk arrays, multiple > processors, and gigs of memory handle a DB of that size effectively? > > It will be a web-based logistics DB for the ARMY if that helps. > > Thank you for any input at all. > > Richard Hollingsworth > BOEING Contact John W. Cline ... you will find him in Exchange. Likely he will tell you the same thing I am now and would have when I was there ... Teradata if it is a warehouse ... Oracle if it is OLTP. Though from the size of it I think Teradata is your answer. The company has quite a few machines, has in-house expertise, and compatibility with other system's is assured. I know management wants to save money ... that's why I'm no longer there as a consultant . But they will spend substantially more using bubble-gum and paperclips to put together some untested system that will BSOD on them. Tell them if they don't believe me that I am awaiting new of when DCAC finally comes fully on-line. Daniel Morgan