Right --- just ask E-Bay...
tmgn wrote in message <37C1A0F6.DA1A73EC_at_excite.com>...
>I strongly disagree with the Statement that Oracle 7 or Oracle 8 are not
24*7
>Databases. It is a well known fact that Most of all the Critical Round the
Clock
>Databases (including top Ecommerce sites) in the World use Oracle becos of
it's
>High Availability & Reliability features.
>
>-Thiru
>
>
>BC wrote:
>
>> You said it! I've worked with Rdb for years (12 years with DEC). I
currently
>> work in a mixed Rdb and Oracle shop. There's no comparison. Orace 7 or 8
are
>> not 24*7 databases, Rdb is. In any environment requiring the highest
>> reliability and availability Rdb wins hands down. Too bad Oracle got
their
>> hands on it.
>>
>> Magnus Weiman <magnus.weiman_at_datalogi.com> wrote in message
>> news:Sjdw3.8518$7d.16248_at_nntpserver.swip.net...
>> > Totally wrong!!!
>> >
>> > I'm talking about Oracle Rdb (not Oracle 7, not Oracle 8). This
database
>> is
>> > very easy to maintain and give you state of the art performance. If you
>> need
>> > true 24*7 availability, easy maintenance and very high performance,
take a
>> > look at Oracle Rdb!!
>> >
>> > And once again, I'm talking about Oracle Rdb, NOT Oracle8, NOT Oracle
7!!!
>> >
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> >
>> > Magnus Weiman
>> >
>> > --
>> > Name: Magnus Weiman Company: Datalogikonsult AB
>> > http://www.datalogi.com mailto:magnus.weiman@datalogi.com
>> > S-mail: Box 52, S-590 79 VRETA KLOSTER, Sweden
>> > Phone: +46 13 68040 Fax: +46 13 68041 GSM: +46 70 7440806
>> > Art S. Kagel <kagel_at_bloomberg.net> wrote in message
>> > news:37C15E0C.CE0DA8B4_at_bloomberg.net...
>> > > I'm sorry if this starts an argument, it is not my intention, nor do
I
>> > > want to get into a p**sing match over features. However, I could not
>> let
>> > > such a patently false statement to go by.
>> > >
>> > > Magnus Weiman wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > For this kind of workload, the best option would be Oracle Rdb. No
>> other
>> > > > RDBMS can offer the same performance and the same availability
since
>> > almost
>> > > > every kind of database maintenance can be performed online.
>> > >
>> > > Ever try to move an Oracle table from one tablespace to another?
Defrag
>> > > an Oracle table? Alter a table to drop one or more columns? Does
>> Oracle
>> > > perform in-place Alter Table? I'm not saying Oracle is not
>> maintainable,
>> > > but the statement that 'almost every kind of database maintenance'
can
>> be
>> > > performed online is not true. Informix has always been FAR more
easily
>> > > maintained in this way allowing one to do EVERY kind of database
>> > > maintenance quickly and easily (OK the equivalent of TRUNCATE TABLE
is
>> > > DROP ....; CREATE...; but that's the only maintenance item I can
think
>> of
>> > > that Oracle does better than Informix). On performance I'll post
>> > > separately.
>> > >
>> > > Art S. Kagel
>> > >
>> > > > --
>> > > > Name: Magnus Weiman Company: Datalogikonsult AB
>> > > > http://www.datalogi.com mailto:magnus.weiman@datalogi.com
>> > > > S-mail: Box 52, S-590 79 VRETA KLOSTER, Sweden
>> > > > Phone: +46 13 68040 Fax: +46 13 68041 GSM: +46 70 7440806
>> > > >
>> > > > Alla Gribov <alla.gribov_at_metatel.com> wrote in message
>> > > > news:37C004E0.24C40572_at_metatel.com...
>> > > > > Hello all;
>> > > > >
>> > > > > First of all I am apologizing to all of you if you see this
>> questions
>> > > > > posted twice - I am having troubles with sending it.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > I need an advice from gurus of database design and development
>> > > > >
>> > > > > I am building a database that will have around 1 million users.
At
>> any
>> > > > > given moment about 5,000 of them are connected to the database.
>> > > > > The chosen database should be able to perform around 500
>> reads/writes
>> > > > > per second.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Is there a database that can support such a task and if yes,
which
>> one
>> > > > > is the best in your opinion?
>> > > > >
>> > > > > My first thought was Oracle, but after doing some research on
Web,
>> it
>> > > > > seems like that a lot of people prefer Informix over Oracle.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Which would you choose (or may be there are some other databases
>> that
>> > I
>> > > > > am not aware of that would suit better for this project) - no
Sybase
>> > or
>> > > > > MS Sql-Server,
>> > > > > sorry to people who like them???
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Your help is greatly appreciated.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Thanks in advance
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > >
>> >
>>
/***************************************************************************
>> > > > */
>> > > > > Alla Gribov
>> > > > > alla.gribov_at_metatel.com
>> > > > > The greatest programming project of all took six days. On the
>> seventh
>> > > > > day the programmer rested. We've been trying to debug the thing
ever
>> > > > > since. Moral: design before you implement.
>> > > > >
>> > > >
>> >
>>
/***************************************************************************
>> > > > */
>> >
>> >
>
Received on Mon Aug 23 1999 - 14:39:29 CDT
