Independent Comparisons
Chris Gadsby
Can anyone point me to a source of independent data comparing
features/performance of the main database products (oracle / sybase / sql
server)?
Thanks
Chris Gadsby
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If not, Oracle will give you $1,000,000. Guaranteed.
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Ed Vassie, BMC Software Ltd
best you can do is to look at recent reviews of the various products in
the trade press.
My tip is to ignore any that only look at a single product - you never
know how much is real research and how much is copied from a press
release. Where you have two or more products reviewed, and the
reviewer has something good to say about each product, then it is more
likely the review is based on research and experience.
A good recent review of DB2 and Oracle can be found at
http://www.intelligententerprise.com/ called 'Last One Standing'
One thing to remember, as stated in the above article, a simple feature
list only gives you a snapshot of what is (supposed to) be available
today, and says nothing of how reliable a given feature is or how the
vendor intends to develop the product in the future.
You need to look at what the real needs of your business are and how
those needs are currently met. If you are a MS SQL Server shop and are
happy with it (some people are...) then you best choice for the future
is likely to be MS SQL Server. If you already have a heavy investment
in Oracle business pplications, then stick with Oracle (until it runs
out of power...). If you want what many reviewers reckon to be the
fastest, most reliable and most scalable database with the best SQL
standards compliance and best ISV support (SAP, Siebel, etc etc) then
choose DB2.
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Blair Kenneth Adamache
benchmark - something audited by an impartial judge?
Has Oracle found anyone yet who will comply with the conditions of this offer? Seems that
you have to buy the Oracle software,
be willing to turn your website over to Oracle for 90 days (and pay for their time) before
you can collect, and you can't discuss what happened without Oracle's permission:
"...6.YOU WILL NEED TO PURCHASE THE PRODUCTS AND
SERVICES RECOMMENDED BY ORACLE, AND UNDERTAKE
YOUR BEST EFFORTS TO OPTIMIZE YOUR WEBSITE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH OUR RECOMMENDATIONS.
7.Any products or services you purchase from us will be subject
to our
standard terms and conditions. You are obligated to pay for
these
products and services even if your website does not run at
least
three times faster.
8.If, after you convert your website to Oracle as required, it
does not
run at least three times as fast, we will have up to 90 days
during
which we may tune the performance of your site.
9.Following this 90 day period, if your website does not run at
least
three times faster than it currently performs using IBM DB2 or
Microsoft SQL Server, we will pay you $1,000,000. If we are
able to
successfully tune your site during the 90 day period, you are
obligated to pay us for the services we performed.
...
12.By registering for this offer or participating, you: (a) agree
that your
dealings with us in connection with this offer, including the
results of
any testing conducted to measure website performance, are
confidential and you may not disclose details or information
regarding these dealings to any third party without our prior
written
permission; (b) agree to all of the conditions and limitations
for this
offer, and our decisions which shall be final in all respects;
and (c)
consent to the use of your name and likeness for advertising
and
promotional purposes in association with this offer. "
Chris Gadsby
The request is actually from a prospective client, who wants some "evidence"
that our recommendation as to the best rdbms for the project is correct....
Regards
Chris
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Neil Pike
obliged to pay for them whatever happens. Methinks Oracle consulting would
make a profit on the deal even if they did end up paying the million!
Looks even dodgier than a timeshare contract to me....
Neil Pike MVP/MCSE. Protech Computing Ltd
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