Database engine information

[Alex de Maria]

Hi all,

At the ESRF, we are starting to look into potential optimizations that we could apply to the database to improve scalability and maintenance. As often happens, the dilemma has arisen as to whether we should stick with Oracle or switch to a different database, and we would like to know what other facilities are doing and what results they are achieving.

We have prepared this spreadsheet and would be eternally grateful if you could fill it out. This will give us an overall view of how ICAT data is being stored. If there is information you don’t know, you can leave it blank, and approximate data will also be helpful.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1e5oKoK2OSfSX1mQgJj4Eu3EdKKm0VDntiYR0xMs40E4/edit?usp=sharing

Thanks!

Alex