Re: Company thought DB2 will be better than Oracle.

Posted in 2003

Peter — 12 Sep 2003 07:57:26 -0700 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Friends! I am not anti DB2. It is a good database on Main Frames system. System crash, if it has not happened on your production server running DB2 so far, please wait for 6-8 months. Peter wizofoz2k@yahoo.com.au (Noons) wrote in message news:<73e20c6c.0309112234.77eaa91e@posting.google.com>... > "Mark A" <ma@switchboard.net> wrote in message news:<pr48b.409$SZ.32376@news.uswest.net>... > > "Peter" <peter_and_john2003@yahoo.com> wrote in message > > news:396cd6da.0309111138.59804915@posting.google.com... > > > Company thought DB2 will be better than Oracle. > > > The bottom line is when you do select, the system crash. > > > > > > I think it may take 4-5 years for DB2 to reach Oracle standard. > > > > > > > > > Peter > > > > Maybe it's a problem with the DBA's. > > x-post trimmed in the interests of sanity... > > > I thought DB2 didn't need DBAs, that was just another > "expensive option" needed only for Oracle? > Tsk,tsk, there goes the TCO crap... > > Cheers > Nuno Souto > wizofoz2k@yahoo.com.au.nospam

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Mark A — Fri, 12 Sep 2003 09:06:55 -0600 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

> Friends! > > I am not anti DB2. It is a good > database on Main Frames system. > > System crash, if it has not happened on your > production server running DB2 so far, please > wait for 6-8 months. > > > Peter > DB2 is good on Unix, Linux, and Windows also. DBA's don't like DB2 because it takes fewer of them to operate and they think there are more Oracle jobs in the marketplace. All systems have problems occasionally, just ask Ebay about their outages caused by Oracle crashes and hangs. If you personally had problems that could not be resolved with IBM support, then maybe it was unique to your situation and use of the product.

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Daniel Morgan — Fri, 12 Sep 2003 16:52:33 -0700 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Mark A wrote: >>Friends! >> >>I am not anti DB2. It is a good >>database on Main Frames system. >> >>System crash, if it has not happened on your >>production server running DB2 so far, please >>wait for 6-8 months. >> >> >>Peter >> >> >> >DB2 is good on Unix, Linux, and Windows also. DBA's don't like DB2 because >it takes fewer of them to operate and they think there are more Oracle jobs >in the marketplace. All systems have problems occasionally, just ask Ebay >about their outages caused by Oracle crashes and hangs. > >If you personally had problems that could not be resolved with IBM support, >then maybe it was unique to your situation and use of the product. > > > Just ask anybody about their crashes. What nonsense. Most systems crash for the same reason most cars crash ... bad drivers. But I'd stay away from promoting DB2 on Windows. I can't think of much worse than a database with almost no built-in security on an operating system with ... well ... almost no built-in security. Oracle and Informix are far better choices if security is a concern. -- Daniel Morgan http://www.outreach.washington.edu/ext/certificates/oad/oad_crs.asp http://www.outreach.washington.edu/ext/certificates/aoa/aoa_crs.asp damorgan@x.washington.edu (replace 'x' with a 'u' to reply)