Re: Informix vs. Sybase vs. Oracle vs. (gasp) MS SQL Server

Posted in 1997

Larry Stephenson — Tue, 15 Apr 1997 08:55:05 -0400 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Igor Chudov @ home wrote: > > Hello, > > I have been asked to do a comparison of captioned database engines, > to choose a database server for a medium size database (less than 2GB, > about 60-100 tables). > > I would appreciate both pointers to professionally done comparisons, as > well as your personal opinions on performance and reliabiilty of these > systems. > > There is a special emphasis made on reliability, so your accounts of > problems and crashes will be much appreciated. Oh yes, the hardware > will likely be Sun or IBM RS6000. > > Thank you. > > igor Although I'm unable to comment on the database engines you mentioned, I think you should strongly consider PROGRESS. The db is very stable and language (Version 7.3 or 8) is incredibly rich. Our company has been using PROGRESS for 5 years now on a RS/6000 model 58H (32 users) and have never had a single problem. PROGRESS offers a development environment for both character and GUI applications. Its wonderful.