Re: Which OS is better?

Stavros Kalamatianos wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> My group is migrating to a new Database/OS platform from MS Access 97.
> We are contemplating moving to Oracle.
>
> There has been one critical question came up in our discussions, that
> is, which OS is best suited for Oracle: Solaris or Win NT ?
>
> We need input freom a 3rd party who has experience with both OSs
>
> Your input will be deeply appreciated.
> Thanks in advance,
> Stavros K.
> Systems Analyst, Dimensions Int'l, Alexandria, VA

HI

OK so let the O/S wars begin (again), but....

1. do you know both NT and Solaris at admin level. If you don't have admin skills in SOlaris then you'll to hire some.
2. SUNs cost more to start with, BUT they scale much better than NT. If
3. is not a problem and cost is an issue then consider Linux or SOlaris on x86 as an alternative - you can move to SUN hardware later
4. MS-Access and Oracle are in a completely different market, M$-Access is fine for low end stuff, Oracle will scale to multi-terabyte systems. Oracle is very feature rich and you'll need help to get up to speed quickly.

Martin Received on Thu Feb 03 2000 - 03:34:41 CST