Re: Q: might be really old topic, but please take a look

From: Rodd Holman <rodney.holman_at_lodgenet.com>
Date: Thu, 03 May 2001 12:06:28 -0700
Message-ID: <F001.002F8F40.20010503120610@fatcity.com>

Dick,
I have to agree with your logic except for the starting on NT part. If you want to do Oracle right you need to have someone with regedit skills and a good batch scripting background. For that you should just as well start with Linux. RedHat 7 installs pretty brainlessly, and like you mentioned it is remarkably reliable and robust. Also scale up from Linux to RISC UNIX would be a lot easier than scale up from NT.

Rodd Holman

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On 5/3/01, 2:10:54 PM, <dgoulet_at_vicr.com> wrote regarding Re[2]: Q: might be really old topic, but please take a look:

> Oracle VS Sybase

> Oracle, wide install base, plenty of developers/dba's although they
can get
> pricey. Large market share makes for a stable company. Has abundant
> development and management tools available + a healthy third party
market.

> Sybase, shrinking install base, trained people appear to be in short
supply
> consequently their hard to find and very pricey. Small market share
makes for
> an somewhat unstable company that may become an acquisition target.
Native &
> third party tools do not appear to be plentiful.

> Unix vs. NT

> Unix, widely used, multiple vendors, lots of training available,
platforms
> can be expensive (HP's) to very modestly priced (Intel running Linux).
Trained
> people available. Very long history so it's stable.

> NT, somewhat widely used though not as much as Unix. One vendor
> (MicroSoft), inexpensive platforms (Intel based). It's instability is
well
> documented all over the WEB. Training and trained people are plentiful.

> Now which way do you go, depends on what da'management wants to do.
Sybase
> I'd shy away from. Their profits are down and have been falling for some
time.
> I just looked on the WEB & their stock is down again for the day so far,
so are
> the analysts expectations. This puts them into a fine position to become
the
> target of an acquisition sometime in the future which could have a very
negative
> impact on your project(s). On the other hand that may be a good thing as
well,
> depends on your point of view. So that leaves Oracle. At least you
don't have
> to worry about them going away anytime in the foreseeable future.

> As for operating systems, Believe it or not, I'll recommend you start
out on
> NT. Why, because it's simple that's why. It also does not preclude your
moving
> upwards onto a Linux (reuse that NT hardware) or full blown Sun, HP-UX,
or other
> Unix box as your needs and budget allow. If you've got the time and a
small
> budget, take a real hard look at Linux. This OS has really knocked my
socks
> off. It's inexpensive to acquire, easy to install & you'll probably do
that 10
> times before you get it the way you want, and remarkably reliable and
robust and
> scalable.

> Dick Goulet

> ____________________Reply Separator____________________
> Author: "Tim Sawmiller" <sawmillert_at_state.mi.us>
> Date: 5/3/2001 9:51 AM

> In each case, it's good versus evil...

> >>> leslie_y_lu_at_yahoo.com 05/03/01 01:36PM >>>
> Probably this has been posed million times, but I
> really like to know. We'll have a meeting about this
> in our company, and I'd love to contribute someting.
> Any idea on the following issue, any link, paper, etc,
> will be greatly appreciated.

> pros and cons of

> 1. Oracle vs Sybase

> 2. Unix vs NT

> Leslie

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