Re: Which one is better? Oracel 9i or DB2 7.2??

blair kenneth adamache wrote:

> Is it safe to move to Oracle 9i on a platform which is not certified (see the links below)? Is multiplatform a
> strength if only a subset of platforms get certified? The links below see to be lacking the market share leader
> in commercial Unix, AIX.
>
> Mike Ault wrote:
>
> > May I suggest you employ some expert Oracle tuning help and, move to
> > 9i as soon as possible.
>
> Is it possible to use without providing employment to an Oracle tuner? The Nomad works for a:
>
> "...a software company that produces a product that is 100% Java,
> and runs in J2EE application servers. Our product has data and metadata that needs to be stored in an
> RDBMS. My requirement when we started was to support Microsoft SQL Server (7 and 2000), Oracle 8i, and
> DB2 UDB."
>
> Does the Nomad need to employ Oracle tuning help, do his/her Oracle customers need to employ Oracle tuning help,
> or should we just conclude that both Nomad's software company and his customers will need to employ Oracle tuning
> help?
>
> > The enhancements in 9i will eliminate some of
> > the negatives you have experienced. One ot the strengths of Oracle,
> > its ability to be used across multiple platforms, also results in the
> > tuning issues you have described. If they only supported one platform
> > a database could be pretuned and optimized for that platform.
> >
> > Mike
>
> Oracle9i Platform Certified Configurations
>
> http://www.oracle.com/ip/std_infrastructure/cc/index.html?9iplatform.html
>
> Oracle Certified Configurations Availability Matrix
> http://www.oracle.com/ip/std_infrastructure/cc/index.html?availabilitymatrix.html
>
> Oracle9i Platform Certified - FAQ
> http://www.oracle.com/ip/std_infrastructure/cc/index.html?9iraccc_faq.html

Assuming that moving to 9i means installing it first on a test server and testing your application thoroughly rather than just throwing it into production, likely yes. but if the concept is throw it untested into a production environment without reading the bug reports and deciding whether identified bugs will be a problem, I'd say stick with the devil you know.

Daniel Morgan Received on Mon May 06 2002 - 14:14:31 CDT