Xref: alice comp.databases.oracle.server:83054 Path: alice!news-feed.fnsi.net!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.icl.net!newspeer.clara.net!news.clara.net!btnet-peer!btnet!newreader.ukcore.bt.net!not-for-mail From: "Kevin A Lewis" Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle.server References: <8791ks$chm$1@diana.bcn.ttd.net> <38981175.63FCE371@totalise.co.uk> Subject: Re: Intel NT or Alpha OpenVMS ? Lines: 48 Organization: BOCM PAULS LTD. X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2014.211 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2014.211 Message-ID: Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2000 14:51:28 GMT X-Trace: newreader.ukcore.bt.net 949503088 195.171.206.98 (Wed, 02 Feb 2000 14:51:28 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2000 14:51:28 GMT In an ideal world I would agree - however you have to take a view over whether OpenVMS has a medium to long term future. I would love to say it has but honestly I feel unable. For reliable longer term resilient systems you really need to look at Unix - as much as it galls me to say so. Possibly consider AS400. Regards -- Kevin A Lewis (BOCM PAULS LTD) - Animal Feed Manufacturer - Ipswich United Kingdom) The views expressed herein by the author of this document are not necessarily those of BOCM PAULS Ltd. Martin Hepworth wrote in message news:38981175.63FCE371@totalise.co.uk... > "Juan Carlos Rodríguez" wrote: > > > > Hi !, > > > > We have an Oracle Database on an Alpha with OpenVMS o.s. and currently there > > are 100 concurrent users accessing the database. > > This year we are increasing the number of users to 200-300 and we are > > planning to adquire new hardware to increase power to support this growth. > > We need a High Availability system, and we plan to use Oracle Standby. > > > > Here's the dilemma: Intel WindowsNT or Alpha OpenVMS ? > > > > Is reliable an Oracle system with 300 concurrent users on a WindowsNT o.s? > > > > Thanks you very much. > > Juan > > The problem here is Windows NT. Its not reliable, and to get it to cope > with this load you'll have to do some fancy clustering and > loadbalancing. > > Stick with VMS > > martin