Re: performance issues

Posted in 1998

Art S. Kagel — Thu, 02 Jul 1998 14:39:00 -0400 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Gijs Wuyts wrote: > > We're about to decideon / purchase a server + DB tool, and are looking > to different combinations ( bundles like Compaq+NT+Oracle ). > Oracle is one possibility, SQL server or Informix, we will be > inserting several 100K's of records, and clients would all be > IIS-alike webservers. > On Hardware side we're looking at CPQ, DELL, .... > Is there anyone that can tell me what I should be looking for, both > Hardware and DB-software. Access to the DB can be achieved through > ODBC, JDBC or prop. driver. > Expandibility is also important ( adding another processor later ), > but $$$ is of course also to be watched. Go with Informix and I'd recommend a small UNIX system using some easily expanded architecture like Sun SPARK, NCR, or Data General. Art S. Kagel