Re: Company thought DB2 will be better than Oracle.

"Database Guy" <dbguy101_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message news:7fdee71c.0309151246.213147a3_at_posting.google.com...
> "Mark A" <ma_at_switchboard.net> wrote in message
news:<Os_8b.10$QG5.7699_at_news.uswest.net>...
>
> > > In the UK, for sure "DB2" is very popular, because of all those
mainframe
> > > installations (and because every AS400 has DB2 USB installed on it
whether
> > > used or not). But in the UNIX/Linux/NT market DB2 UDB is a marginal
> > player
> > > by comparison with Oracle and particularly - as you say - the
fast-growing
> > > SQL Server.
> > >
> > Like I said, DB2 for Windows, Linux, and Unix is doing very well in the
US.
> > I am talking about new installations. Oracle still has a strong lead in
> > terms of installed base on those platforms.
>
> Think that's pretty much the picture in the UK too. There's certainly
> not a shortage of jobs.

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