Re: reuest: opinion about informix on SGI

At 03:37 PM 5/10/96 -0500, Sai Pinnepalli wrote: > Pl. inform me your evaluation of this DB server. How you think it >stacks up against other DB servers. What are the essential elements you >suggest I get in the package? what features should be primary interest in >building a database. From a technical point of view, I believe Informix's engines meet a wide range of requirements, but if you want to have absolute faith in your data, I'd advise you look at OnLine DSA. I certainly believe that Informix is at least on a par with (if not better than) every other database. Judging by the kind of posts we get here from Oracle employees, I think they're pretty worried too! :) > This database will be used for EDI, Electronic proposal assembly, >propsal tracking etc. Tools are a controversial issue: if you're running Unix only, I'd unequivocally recommend Informix-4GL. Bar nothing. Period. :) If you're developing client server, _I_ like NewEra, but there are some strong Delphi proponents and even sicko's who push Visual Basic.... :) So more of a debate there, possibly, but you have my opinions. FWIW. >sorry, I could not get an Informix related FAQ. Try: ------------------------------------,------------------------------------------ Kerry Sainsbury, kerry@kcbbs.gen.nz | THE INFORMIX FAQ v2.4 Oct 95 Quanta Systems, Auckland | http://www.iiug.org/techinfo/faq/ New Zealand. Work: +64 9 377-4473 | ftp://ftp.iiug.org/pub/informix/faq Home: +64 9 279-3571 | ftp://kcbbs.gen.nz:/pub/informix/ HTH. Hasta la vista! -- billy.wheeler@pixie.co.za