Re: Informix evaluation

Posted in 1997

Rich Campbell — Mon, 06 Jan 1997 15:00:25 -0500 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

H'ctor_Alfredo_Garc'a_Jim'nez wrote: > > Naushi Hussain <hussain@alliedsignal.com> escribi' en art'culo > <32B9D4FD.375E@alliedsignal.com>... > We are doing an eval. of some high end DBMSs for a MPPS applications. If > someone > could help me define these terms ( a line each) and why would they be > necessary > to consider in evaluating a DBMS. > > ' Async I/O > ' Virtual Processor > ' Dynamic Shared Memory > ' 64 Bit support > ' Share nothing implementation > ' Function Ship VS Data ship > ' Parallel execution of functions like DML, utilities > ' Intelligent Data Partitioning > ' log based application > ' sync - 2 phase commit > ' centralized console > ' Security > ' Roles > ' Audits > ' Dynamic allocation > ' Multiple datatype support > ' blobs > ' Year 2000 compliance > ' Robust procedural language > ' Triggers & stored procedures > ' extended SQL > ' Performance Management > ' advanced indexing > ' cost based optimizer Somebody doesn't like to do his/her own research. Open a book, there is plently written about this stuff.