Re: Server specs?

On 18 Jun 97 at 10:44, Nils van der Laan wrote: > I am currently evaluating the RDBMS-needs of our company (Simac in > the Netherlands). We are about to upgrade our major > business-software from "Triton 2.2" to "Baan IV". This is a massive > ERP-application, and so a fast and reliable RDBMS will have to be > selected. As it looks now, the situation will be as described below: Informix would be a good choice. In South Africa, and I suspect, worldwide, BaaN is bundled with Informix. Informix also has outstanding DBMS technology (OnLine 7 DSA), which is very well suited to BaaN and SAP type applications. > In the evaluation I also have to make an assumption about the type > off hardware. Wahet would be a wise choice considering the load > described above? We haven't made a choice about an OS-platform yet. > Unix or NT would both be options. UNIX!!! UNIX!!! UNIX!!! Don't touch NT with a bargepole! The number of users you describe would probably max out NT anyway... :-) You'd probably be looking at IBM RS/6000, HP K or T series, Sun Ultra, DEC Alpha, Siemens RM -- something of that nature. Your best bet is to find a substantial hardware vendor that is prepared to commit to a good partnering relationship, and they *must* have some experience of implementing Baan. Seeing as you're in Holland, don't Baan themselves have any recommendations? HTH. And good luck! -- Ciao, Billy Nose to the ground and ear to the grindstone in: Kuwait *55* Degrees Celsius and climbing!