Re: oracle vs. ms access

From: Jim Kennedy <kennedy-downwithspammersfamily_at_attbi.net>
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 05:00:46 GMT
Message-ID: <2G74d.134046$3l3.34389@attbi_s03>

"Terence Hill" <phayaok_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message news:An74d.303219$vG5.11513_at_news.chello.at...
> This sounds like a joke, but my company really thinks about a supply
> software that is based on a access db. Please give me comments against
> access in relation to oracle.
>
> Thanks for help
>
> Walter
>
>

MS Access as a database is a file based "database" that has very little possibility of recovery and backup. You can't back it up while people are using it. It is prone to data corruption, but you won't know when that happens. Access is not ACID. Oracle is an industrial strength database.

Part of the problem is that if management doesn't know the difference then be scared very scared and get a different job. It is unlikely that they have the expertise to figure out what they want. Jim Received on Wed Sep 22 2004 - 00:00:46 CDT