Re: No future for DB2

From: DA Morgan <damorgan_at_psoug.org>
Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2005 22:35:25 -0700
Message-ID: <1122874505.293977@yasure>

Buck Nuggets wrote:
> DA Morgan wrote:
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>>Buck Nuggets wrote:
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>>>db2 has less moving parts to worry about

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>>Oracle has one ... RMAN ... how many less does DB2 have?

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> Hmm, most databases I've worked with don't require an entire subsystem
> to make restoration humanly possible. Granted - oracle gives a vast
> variety of restoration options, still - most databases don't need
> entire manuals on just backup & recovery: just a single chapter in a
> book. A chapter that a junior dba can easily master, and can be
> expected to perform correctly in a pinch.

On the other hand RMAN allows almost instantaneous replacement of a single damaged block in a multi-terabyte datafile. You can hav a choice ... you can have simple and be off-line for hours ... or you can have a tool included in your license that gets you back on-line before the CTO can call to complain.

Anyone incapable of using RMAN shouldn't be allowed to touch a keyboard or to operate a radio.

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Daniel A. Morgan
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Received on Mon Aug 01 2005 - 00:35:25 CDT