Re: Oracle on Unix or NT?

From: netac <netac_at_worldnet.att.net>
Date: 1997/03/24
Message-ID: <3336C5A3.5BAE@worldnet.att.net>#1/1

Tae Ho Yum wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> I am considering two different platforms for an Oracle back end.
>
> 1. Multiprocessor Pentium Pro running NT.
> 2. Sun SuperSparc running Solaris 2.5.
>
> The points I am considering are reliability, cost, and speed in that order.
> The server will have heavy use so speed is important, but not as much as
> reliability because any downtime will be very expensive.

Then go with the Sun. Performance will be dictated most by a good selection of disk layout (#'s of disks, layout of tablespaces, etc) and the Sun will be beter at handling this than Gates' toy... Received on Mon Mar 24 1997 - 00:00:00 CST