Re: Article about supposed "murky" future for Oracle

From: Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu>
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 20:24:55 -0800
Message-ID: <1080534276.130255@yasure>

Serge Rielau wrote:

>> Not one of the list of products is capable of something as basic
>> to Oracle as partitioning. I'd like to see the day when 1.5 peta
>> is loaded into any of them: Oracle currently supports two such
>> databases.
>>

> CNN runs DB2 CM peta-sized.
> http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/749871
>
> Or are you trying to tell us there is an OLTP system in that size. It
> sure isn't on WinterCorp's list.
> Database size is a funny business to measure. Just remember the SQL
> Server 7 "terra-server".
>
> Cheers
> Serge

Where did I use the letters "OLTP"?

I'm not sure the sizes at Amex, Visa and MasterCard. But I would expect they are keeping their OLTP sides smaller than that.

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