Oracle vs other DBMS

From: Andrey Bronfin <bronfin_at_VisualTop.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2000 16:52:37 +0200
Message-Id: <10577.113590@fatcity.com>

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Hi , all !

May be this one is quite off-topic , but i hope U'll excuse me ....

I'm just curious to compare Oracle with other DBMSs ( like Informix , = Sybase , SQL Server , mySQL , DB2 etc ... ) from DBAs point of view ?

Is anyone administering or administered other DBMSs ? Was it easy to = switch from it to Oracle ?

I consider myself as an intermediate level Oracle DBA . I have pretty = good understanding of Oracle logics . Does that mean that it will be = easy for me to became Informix or Sybase DBA ? =20

Are there the same DB components ? ( Are there definitions like SGA , = datafile , logfile , tablespace , index , sort_area_size , SQL*Loader , = snapshot , db_block_size etc.. in other DBMSs ? )=20

Another point : we all know that Oracle is developing very fast : they = introduced Java stored procedures , XML , objects , InterMedia , IFS , = etc ....
What do others do ? What's going on in the market ?

The bottom line is : if there is a strong demand for Informix , Sybase = or Sql Server DBAs tomorrow , can i easily become one ? Is it like to = start writing TCSH scripts when U have a strong KSH background , or = something more complicated ?

THANKS a lot in advance !

Andrey Bronfin
VisualTop.com
+972-3-5275757.

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi , all !</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>May be this one is quite off-topic , =
but i hope=20
U'll excuse me ....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I'm just curious to compare Oracle with =
other=20
DBMSs  ( like Informix , Sybase , SQL Server , mySQL  , = DB2 etc=20
... ) from DBAs point of view ?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Is anyone administering or administered =
other DBMSs=20
? Was it easy to switch from it to Oracle ?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I consider myself as an intermediate =
level Oracle=20
DBA . I have pretty good understanding of Oracle logics . Does that mean = that it=20
will be easy for me to became Informix or Sybase DBA = ?  </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Are there the same DB components ? =
( Are there=20
definitions like SGA , datafile , logfile , tablespace , index , = sort_area_size=20
, SQL*Loader , snapshot , db_block_size etc.. in other DBMSs ? ) =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Another point : we all know that Oracle =
is=20
developing very fast : they introduced Java stored procedures , XML , = objects ,=20
InterMedia , IFS , etc ....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>What do others do ? What's going on in =
the market=20
?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The bottom line is :  if there is =
a strong=20
demand for Informix , Sybase or Sql Server DBAs tomorrow  ,  = can i=20
easily become one ?  Is it like to start writing TCSH scripts when = U have a=20
strong KSH background , or something more complicated ?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>THANKS a lot in advance !</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><BR>Andrey=20
Bronfin<BR>VisualTop.com<BR>+972-3-5275757.</FONT></DIV>
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