Re: selecting DB on linux

[Tim Hurman <kano-tlug@example.com>]

On Thu, 14 Jun 2001, Darren Cook wrote:

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> Lots of postgres supporters here (including me). Aren't there any Oracle
> advocates here to balance things? I've heard Oracle is the best choice
> once you database gets big enough to need more than one machine.
Just buy a bigger machine, Sun 450/4500s make *really* nice DB machines :)

I used to do a lot with Oracle, then I tried MySQL and realised how
Big,Slow,Cumbersome and generally a pain in the a*** it is.

In its favour, Oracle can configure just about everything, and they do
have support contracts esp if you buy a universal solution
(Sun+Cisco+Oracle). However you need to read a lot to get the best from
Oracle.

did I also mention that is was expensive?

Tim.