Re: oracle - mysql comparison

Alex Filonov wrote:

>>
>>No comparison and you have missed the most important questions you
>>should be concerned about unless you are running a hotdog stand.
>>
>>1. Where to we call for support if there is a problem we can't solve?

> 
> 
> mysql.com

Not exactly the same thing as opening a Level 1 TAR.

> Being open source product doesn't mean "not supported". You can buy > support contract.

True. But being available 7x24 and able to support you in the way Oracle support does requires paying money: And lots of it.

>>2. How do we recover transactions that occur between the last backup
>> and the time when the system fails?
>
> There is limited crush recovery.

Compared with Oracle ... very limited. And it is the issues related to Murphy's Law that are most important to consider.

>>3. Can we recover from object and/or file corruption?
>>
>>Very simply ... ask your management what the cost is to the company
>>for every hour the system is unavailable. Then compare that to the
>>less than $800 cost for licensing Oracle SE1.
>>
>>But if you truly need EE capabilities such as partitioning then stick
>>with Oracle. You won't find it anywhere else.
>>
>>Daniel Morgan

Daniel Morgan Received on Fri Jul 09 2004 - 17:48:25 CDT