Re: DB2 or Oracle

Sad_but_true_at_nospam.com wrote:

> THIS IS NOT A TROLL.
>
> In article <al55mf02iuq_at_drn.newsguy.com>, Sad_but_true_at_nospam.com says...
> >
> >OK the moment has finally arrived. I have been told by management that
> >informix is going to be kicked out from our shop pretty soon and we
> >will be rewriting our software in something new. As of now , it is a
> >two horse race between DB2 and Oracle.
> >
> >Personally I favor DB2 because I hate Oracle. However
> >management is in favor of Oracle because it is 'O'.
> >
> >Can anyone point out some good documentation of DB2 vs Oracle. I think
> >I may be able to influence management if I can come with up convincing
> >reason to switch over to DB2.
> >

I could point you to excellent documentation and so can just about everyone else. Go to ibm.com and find things that support your prejudice. Go to oracle.com and find things that run counter to it. Ask at c.d.ibm-db2 and you will find people that agree with you. Ask at c.d.o.server and they will disagree. So are you really looking for independent information or just for people that agree with the decision you have already made.

I'll not take sides as I think the entire issue ridiculous. Either tool will do just about any job put to it. Either tool will likely frustrate you as you learn it. And either tool will someday seem better as you get more experience.

Unless you have stock in either IBM or Oracle I would suggest you make the decision based on other criteria than you have chosen. Here are a few I would suggest.

1. Which tool will be better on my resume' when it comes to maximizing my future opportunitites and income?
2. Which tool will be easier to find resources for when I try to learn it (that means books, usenet groups, internet domains, magazines, training classes, people you work with or know that have experience with one or the other). You can answer those questions yourself by searching at your local book store, Amazon.com, dice.com, etc.
3. Do you know or have any interest in C?
4. Do you know or have any interest in Java?

Beyond that all you are debating is whether red wine is better than white wine.

Daniel Morgan Received on Wed Sep 04 2002 - 10:17:20 CDT