Re: Company thought DB2 will be better than Oracle.

>Then please corrrect me. My recollection from a few years
>ago when I was doing some DB2 work was that the code
>base for Windows was different from that for AIX was different
>from that for AS/400 was different from that for VM was different
>from that for MVS was different from that for Z-series requiring
>recompilation with a C compiler on the production box. And that
>the C compiler was not included with the database but was an extra expense.

>I'd appreciate a clarification if this is no longer true or my memory is
faulty.

You did not address the questions to me, but I will answer them.

The DB2 code base for Windows, Linux and Unix is 90% the same.

The MVS, VM , and AS/400 products are all different, which is not really a factor since either Oracle doesn't have a product on these platforms, or the if they do, the Oracle product is universally known to stink on these platforms.

If you write stored procedures in C, you will need a compiler, but not sure if it needs to be on the production machine. But if you say so, I would concede that point. Stored procedures may also be written in SQL, which is the preferred method. With regards to the total cost of ownership, I think that you will find DB2 cheaper or the same as Oracle even with the compiler expense. Received on Sat Sep 13 2003 - 18:02:10 CEST