[windows2000] Re: Database comparison

  • From: Chris Berry <chris_berry-list-windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 05 Jun 2004 12:03:34 -0700

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Greg Reese wrote:

| our database is our life here too but we have been moving more and
more stuff to the Open source MySQL and are loving it.  I know its not
the same as postgresql but my point is the open source stuff has proven
mature enough and reliable enough to run our business.  And it saved us
several thousand dollars this year because we did not have to buy as
many SQL seats from MS when we renewed software assurance.

Cost is definitely a factor, one of the things I'm trying to figure out
is if Oracle will result in less downtime loss.

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Chris Berry
chris_berry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Systems Administrator
JM Associates & Coast Business Service

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