RE: So now Informix has RAC

The interesting thing is that you open the door to grid computing as well as datawarehouse as a service... (Not that I see much of a market in that.) Hmmm. Didn't Informix have a shared nothing architecture DB a while back? ... ;-) > Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:55:55 +0100 > Subject: Re: So now Informix has RAC > From: obnoxio@serendipita.com > To: ibmsoftwarequestions@bellmicro.eu > CC: informix-list@iiug.org > > > ibmsoftwarequestions@bellmicro.eu said: > > On 29 Apr, 22:44, dcrunch...@aim.com wrote: > >> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Database/IBM-UnCages-Cheetah-2-Data-Server/ > >> > >> "IDS (Informix Dynamic Sever) 11.5, code-named "Cheetah 2," builds on > >> the > >> failover-recovery capabilities of its predecessor by now supporting full > >> read/write transactions across all nodes. The last version of IDS only > >> supported > >> reads on secondary nodes, the company said." > > > > Great news from IBM and shows continued commitment to Informix and > > developing Informix technology. > > I don't think it's fair to compare Cheetah 2 to RAC: Cheetah 2 will scale. > :o) > > -- > Bye now, > Obnoxio > > "There were a myriad of problems which conspired to corrupt your reason > and rob you of your common sense. Fear got the best of you, and in your > panic you turned to the Labour Party. They promised you order, they > promised you peace, and all they demanded in return was your silent, > obedient consent." > > > _______________________________________________ > Informix-list mailing list > Informix-list@iiug.org > http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list _________________________________________________________________ Spell a grand slam in this game where word skill meets World Series. Get in the game. http://club.live.com/word_slugger.aspx?icid=word_slugger_wlhm_admod_april08