Re: SQL server Vs Oracle

Frédéric BROUARD wrote in message <3731DA63.51250AC6_at_simog.com>...
>AJ wrote:
>
>> >1 - Oracle runs on more plateforms than Microsoft SQL Server
>>
>> And your point is? This is a concern only if considering a very large
>>
>> database. Or you just don't like the wintel conglomerate.
>> Personnally, I
>> try to base decisions on what's best for the customer (most
>> cost-effective)
>> not on my personal preferences.
>>
>
>There is one thing I am sure is thta the total cost (production+admin)
>is smaller with Netware Oracle rather than NT SQL Server. My company had
>statistics about that !!!
>

FYI, one of our customers bought Oracle 8.0.3 for Netware to host our database and was basically dead in the water for 6 weeks because of unpredictable ORA-602 errors. Even with an exact duplicate of his data on our NT 8.0.3 system, we could not reproduce the problem, and the Oracle TAR on the issue ended up being closed without a solution.

Our "fix" was to move the poor soul back to Oracle 7.3.4. So much for Oracle on Netware... Received on Thu May 06 1999 - 15:53:21 CDT