Re: Oracle vs Microsoft SQL Server

From: Ian Sparkes <sparkes_at_sprintmail.com>
Date: 1997/06/23
Message-ID: <01bc7fe7$09e4be10$11f0dfdf@sprintmail>#1/1

Why do you say that SQL Server is the only long term choice for NT ?

From what I can see Oracle and SqlServer both run well on NT and the choice between the two would be made on other criteria (normally the possible growth of the system and the existing development environment)

>
> if you plan to run your database on UNIX, then go with Oracle. if
> you plan to use NT and this system is going to be short lived,
> Oracle might be a good choice as well. but if the system will exist
> for 10 years or more and NT is your platform, your only choice is
> NT SQL Server. you have to look at the long term benefits.
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Received on Mon Jun 23 1997 - 00:00:00 CDT