Re: How Large is a BIG Relational DB

From: Adam Green <adamg_at_informix.com>
Date: 7 Mar 94 13:47:20 GMT
Message-ID: <adamg.763048040_at_infmx>

ddargo_at_us.oracle.com (Dave Dargo) writes:

>aevans_at_kaiwan.com (Alan B. Evans) writes:
 

>>(SVR4) using Oracle 7. Oracle 7 has a design limitation in that
>>1 instance of Oracle can only handle 256 GB of data.
 

>Most definately not correct. More like a design limitation of around 4
>Terrabytes. There are production databases in Oracle larger than the 256 GB
>you mention (including one on a Sun box).
 

>Dave (ddargo_at_us.oracle.com)

Hi Dave, I kinda figured on someone questioning the old 256 gig limitation - I guess you're right; only, Alan was more likely talking from experience, no so much on what brand O can address, but what the nag can actually handle. Care for a benchtest?

Still, pretty soon 4 Tbs will be small and the number of installed nCUBE 'video jukeboxes' doing mainframe corporate DBMS replacement is still pretty thin on the ground.

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