Re: References

Q92209725 Information Technology Student University of Southern Queensland On 1 Nov 1995 dlittl01@interserv.com wrote: > Hello > > We're considering using Informix (which product isn't decided yet) for a large data warehouse (100-500Gb) with a large number of > users (100-500). We saw our first presentation yesterday by informix and was quite impressed. It surly looks like they've covered a > lot of ground with the new architecture and offer considerable function. > Oracle has a lot more sites installed with databases the size you are talking about. > But what I really want to know, and the marketing people won't tell me, is what kind of a company they are to do business with? And > how does their database stack up against the competition (Oracle, although we have to prove why SYbase won't work as well). For loads from your transactional databases be sure to use a very high isolation level, as a default Informix does not support a read consistent view of the data. > > If you would like to send me your two cents or whatever (I'll even accept diatribes) on your experiences with Informix I'd appreciate > it very much. I always like to hear from real people, having real success and difficulties before I jump into something as big as this. I would suggest a bench mark, but be sure to insist on read consistency from all vendors... I am biased to a point, I spent over nine years of my life working with the product (Informix) lack of work in the geographical location of my home forced me to change to a different database technology. I must say I am not sorry that I did. > > Thanks a million > Doug Little > Ernst & Young LLP > 313-596-7244 (Detroit, MI) > >