Re: database evaluation

In article <1993Oct15.221032.23484@tellab5.tellabs.com> jsv@tellabs.com (John Vasicek) writes: > >We are in the planning stages of development for a new product. I volunteered >to evaluate RDBMS packages. My first step was to contact the big four Unix >RDBMS vendors - Oracle, Sybase, Ingres, Informix. This of course was my first >mistake. I have been flooded which so much propoganda that I can no longer >find the top of my desk. > [stuff deleted] > >Anyhow, to get to the point, we are looking for an OBJECTIVE review of the >latest releases of any of the aforementioned products. A head to head >comparision would be great. Whether the source is one of the trade rags, or >an independent research firm or just another private company that was already >gone through the grind, doesn't matter. > >I posted this message to all four database forums. Please note that I am not >soliciting personal opinions. Any help would be greatly apprecriated. > > John Vasicek > jsv@tellabs.com If you really want OBJECTIVE reviews, I suggest you contact either the Aberdeen Group, Inc., or Datapro Information Services Group. These companies produce reports on the various relational products which, IMHO, are the most unbiased I have seen. You can contact Aberdeen at (617) 723-7890. I'm sorry I don't have contact info for Datapro. They are associated with McGraw-Hill Incorporated in New Jersey. -- Steve Caswell | (404) 448-7727 | "The opinions expressed are my Principal Consultant | sfc@tpghq.com | own. They may not be perfect, The Palmer Group | uunet!tpghq!sfc | but they're all I've got."