Re: Informix on NT platform - Impact of 100 to 400+ Users

I would also not bet my job on NT either, but some are and are struggling with the old "NT will work eventually". Even though UNIX is working NOW! Timothy M. Hood wrote: > > Rob Culhane wrote: > > > > We are considering implementing an Informix Online Rel 7 server in an NT > > 4 way SMP environment. We are concerned about the viability of initially > > starting with 100+ users and growing to possibly 400+ users. Looking for > > other people's experiences including maximum users on NT before > > degradation? > > Questions regarding impact of combining startup warehouse with OLTP > > applications on same platform also exist. > > There's no way I'd bet my job on NT in that situation. This is clearly a > scenario for Unix. Not only better performance, but better security. A > system supporting that many users requires an expert no matter what > platform, so you might as well do it right. If I could pick the > hardware, I'd pick a Digital Alpha 4100 running 64-bit Unix and 64-bit > Informix. > > Tim -- ================================================================= Linux Activist--------------------------------Windows De-activist Troy Muller E-mail: tmuller@agora.rdrop.com Snail-Mail: Why even bother? Voice-Mail: 332-???? (you think I'd tell you?) WWW home page: http://www.eecs.wsu.edu/~tmuller Linux Activist--------------------------------Windows De-activist ================================================================= -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: 2.6 mQCNAi4Qgy0AAAEEAL4v32jjIKAD4Vxp0T2E7xst7kFBS45EWBs464bCiH4NOdq3 yqWWrEgM6Fm6jp3Nux7r6BbWK8Tg8xNEEdkCvk9rSu5tHi5lB4aFRGyEBESoCOSo en9ilmkhaFVWp/ZIZaxfH/u22HC34NhlMg4YOgKJot5Fizx++4Tax57aPU7FAAUR tCVUcm95IFMuIE11bGxlciA8dG11bGxlckBlZWNzLndzdS5lZHU+ =FuD0 -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----