Re: A question about Indexing.

---- you wrote: > From: a_blonde@mindless.com > > > > ---- you wrote: > > > From: a_blonde@mindless.com > > > > > > > >Unless you speak to ex-RedBrick (now Informix) consultants Dude. They > > > >insist a Data Warehouse needs RI! But that might be because they have a > > > >star index, and ADO does not. > > > > > > Last time I looked, we were discussing the Database Server For Real Men > >With > > > Hairy Chests (TM), not that wiffly other thing. :-) > > > >Sure Dude, but I was just pointing out that there are two schools of > >thought when it comes to DW DB design, and Informix subscribe to both of > >them. > > Ah, but you use IDS AD/XP for "Data Warehouses" and operational data stores, > and the Wiffly Other Thing for data marts. Sure Dude, that's what Informix marketing came up with in order to sell the products side by side. The Red Herring people were not too happy about that concept though. Just as the ADO people were not too happy about their product not being sutiable for data marts. Why do you think ADO for NT was dropped, hey? A direct competitor for Lead Balloon. I think they should stop pandering to the Red Balloon people, and drop it in favour of ADO on all platforms! It's a cool product! The problem they have is they don't have a marketing dept who can sell that concept to the public. AB ---------------------------------------------------------------- Get your free email from AltaVista at http://altavista.iname.com