Message-Id: <10577.113590@fatcity.com> From: "Andrey Bronfin" Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2000 16:52:37 +0200 Subject: Oracle vs other DBMS This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0185_01BFFCA2.101B7680 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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. ------=_NextPart_000_0185_01BFFCA2.101B7680 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi , all !

May be this one is quite off-topic , = but i hope=20 U'll excuse me ....

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 ?

Is anyone administering or administered = other DBMSs=20 ? Was it easy to switch from it to Oracle ?

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 = ?

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 ? ) =

Another point : we all know that Oracle = is=20 developing very fast : they introduced Java stored procedures , XML , = objects ,=20 InterMedia , IFS , etc ....

What do others do ? What's going on in = the market=20 ?

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 ?

THANKS a lot in advance !

Andrey=20 Bronfin
VisualTop.com
+972-3-5275757.