Re: Comparison of DB2 and Oracle?

From: DA Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu>
Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 21:08:37 -0700
Message-ID: <1098158866.213704@yasure>

Rhino wrote:

> "DA Morgan" <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> wrote in message
> news:417323F9.5040605_at_x.washington.edu...
>

>>Rhino wrote:
>>
>>>One of my friends, Scott, is a consultant who doesn't currently have
>>>newsgroup access so I am asking these questions for him. I'll be telling

>
> him
>

>>>how to monitor the answers via Google Newsgroup searches.
>>>
>>>Scott has heard a lot of hype about DB2 and Oracle and is trying to
>>>understand the pros and cons of each product. I'm quite familiar with

>
> DB2
>

>>>but have never used Oracle so I can't make any meaningful comparisons

>
> for
>

>>>him. He does not have a lot of database background but sometimes has to
>>>choose or recommend a database to his clients.
>>>
>>>Scott has enough life-experience to take the marketing information

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> produced
>

>>>by IBM and Oracle with a grain of salt and would like to hear from real
>>>DBAs, especially ones who are fluent with both products, for their views

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> on
>

>>>two questions:
>>>
>>>1. What are the pros and cons of the current releases of DB2 and Oracle?
>>>
>>>2. What other sources of *independent* information are available to help
>>>someone new to databases choose between DB2 and Oracle?
>>>
>>>This is *not* a troll and we don't want to start a flame war! Scott just
>>>want some honest facts to help him decide which product is best at which
>>>jobs.
>>
>>DB2 consists of two letters and one integer and Oracle consists of 6
>>letters and no integers.
>>
>>This is not the first time you have tried to start a flame war and your
>>previous attempt is logged in my database.
>>

>
> Please name another time I've tried to start a flame war. If you look in
> comp.databases.ibm-db2 you'll find that I am usually a responder to people's
> questions and usually only start my own posts when I have a technical of my
> own. If you look in comp.databases.oracle you'll find that I've never posted
> there before because, as I said, I am not familiar with Oracle.
>
> Can you suggest a better way to ask my question? I am trying to figure out
> how someone having to choose between Oracle and DB2 would choose one over
> the other. Surely that is a legitimate question that many people have had to
> answer.
>
> Rhino

I am still far from convinced your question is sincere.

But if it is the nonsense about a friend that is so wholly uneducated he couldn't handle a stack of 3x5 cards is preposterous on its face.

So if you are serious ... ask serious questions. Do you think a hammer is the best tool for assembling a precision watch? Do you think a microscope appropriate for putting the propeller on an aircraft carrier? You give an exact description of the need and someone might think you seriously trying for something other than a flame war.

-- 
Daniel A. Morgan
University of Washington
damorgan_at_x.washington.edu
(replace 'x' with 'u' to respond)

Received on Mon Oct 18 2004 - 23:08:37 CDT