Re: What's does oracle have that others don't?
Date: 1996/01/06
Message-ID: <DKqM63.Hv5_at_eskimo.com>#1/1
It might be clearer if we use automobile as an anology since most people
knows what they are:
Oracle, Informix, Sybase and other databases in this class are 18-wheeler.
Dbase, Access and other databases in its class are sub-compact.
Now, both vehicles will get their passengers and cargoes from point A to
point B without any problem (assuming there is no mechanical problem and
they have enough fuel :) ). However, you don't really want to use a
sub-compact to transport 1000 gallons of milk or 100 ton of steel !
Get the picture !
By the way, this is the best, non-technical explanation about the
differences between those 2 different categories of databases that I
can come up with and does not bore everybody.
Jennifer Blair (btt_at_ix.netcom.com) wrote:
: In <4ca6v7$2ej_at_global.gc.net> lansing_at_global.gc.net (Craig D. Lansing)
: writes:
: >
: >In article <30E44856.4C4F_at_us.oracle.com>,
: > "Robert C. Nix" <rnix_at_us.oracle.com> wrote:
: >>sparodi_at_netpoint.net wrote:
: >>>
: >>> Can anyone tell me what's so good about Oracle? I use dbase IV,
Foxpro, and Access.
: >>
: >>These database aren't even in the same league. It's not a valid
: >comparison.
: >
: >Say it ain't so :)
: >
: >They all just store data, right?
: >
: >Craig D. Lansing
: Users new to Oracle who are coming from a PC-based database background,
: often do not see the advantages. For instance, they're used to a total
: self-contained package, with lots of user-friendly features, like
: menus.
: I recently taught a class in New York city where two students who were
: dBASE
: users went nuts trying to compare Oracle to dBASE. They kept asking
: where
: this feature was and that feature was. Unfortunately, we were only
: covering
: SQL and PL/SQL, so they didn't get to see Forms or Reports, which would
: have
: helped. But the biggest difference was the lack of a total package.
: Programmers in the class tried to explain the difference in how Oracle
: handled data, and we all tried to explain the size and power of the
: databases it could handle, but they were stuck on what they knew.
: This is a difficult transition, guys. The confusion is real.
: Sincerely,
: Jennifer Blair
: Blair Technical Training
: Alexandria, VA
Received on Sat Jan 06 1996 - 00:00:00 CET