Re: SQL Server vs INFORMIX

Posted in 1997

Richard Stanford — Fri, 3 Oct 1997 15:47:06 -0500 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

On 3 Oct 1997, Ing. Melvin Perez Cedano wrote: > Anybody knows about any project started with SQL Server that have been > failed. I have a customer evaluating SQL Server vs INFORMIX and I know > all the technical advantages of Informix, but I would like to present a > real life case. > > Anyway, if you have a list of pros and cons between them would be > helpful for me. The number one biggest disadvantage of SQLServer? No support for row-level locking during updates and deletes. These days in enviroments of any significant volume, this is just plain unacceptable. -Richard