Re: ms-sql vs oracle on NT or UNIX?

And MSSQL Server does not port to UNIX.

Bob Johnson wrote in message <6cilaa$4e1$1_at_info.curtin.edu.au>...
>
>Paul Brewer wrote in message ...
>>We've found NT to be a very stable platform (for Oracle 7.3), provided
>>it is (as Billy says) properly configured. I certainly wouldn't use an
>>OS that needed a reboot weekly, or even monthly.
>>Main point though; I wouldn't even THINK about using MSSQLServer.
>>Reason? If we need to scale quicker than NT can, we can just drop the
>>OS, and if necessary the hardware, and just move the database to
 another
>>platform. That isn't an option with SQL Server.
>>Just my 2 cents.
>>--
>>Paul Brewer
>
>Paul,
>
>NT and MS SQL Server can scale pretty quickly if you really need it to.
>
>If a box with a GB or so of RAM, 4 Pentium II 333Mhz processors and a
>bucketful of SCSI controllers and drives is not enough for you, you can
>always buy an alpha from DEC.
>
>I think NT is scalable but like all o/s's it has a preferred range,
>certainly this config is at the top end of where it can go until you
>start distributing it over a range of servers.
>
>Still I'd prefer to use VAX'es if I wanna put a distributed Oracle
>network together.
>
>Cheers
>Bob Johnson
>
>
Received on Tue Feb 24 1998 - 00:00:00 CST