RE: XPS - or VLDB (Re: XPS SIG)

Posted in 2000

Obnoxio The Clown — Fri, 10 Nov 2000 15:35:53 GMT — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

From: "Parker, Jack" <JParker@Engage.com> > >Excellent question/point. It is definitely a grey line (to mix metaphors). >Perhaps I should instead ask who out there is handling DSS style data >instead of OLTP data. In other words - do you perform batch >updates/inserts >and let users loose to run monster queries, or do you have transactional >insert/update/delete processing with well defined reporting requirements. >After all, it's not the size that matters, it's how you wiggle the bait. That's funny... >Why do I care - I suppose I want to talk directly with folks who share the >same sort of issues I have without bothering everybody else. Perhaps I'm >also trying to figure out how to approach and answer these and other >issues. >If I keep giving DSS style answers to OLTP questions, there's not much >point >to reading them other than to see the difference (well - the humour too >perhaps). I've also promised Tech Notes an article on XPS - and I'm >polling >the audience. OK, I'm in. VLDB with IDS.2000 and RedBrick Whorehouse. >Was that you at the last coven in the red hood with the basket? ;-) Erm. Shh. _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.

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smooth1 — Fri, 10 Nov 2000 23:42:06 -0000 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

When can I get my hands on XPS for Linux for free... It's not on Intraware yet!! I want to play too... Obnoxio The Clown wrote in message <8uh560$6r9$1@news.xmission.com>... > >From: "Parker, Jack" <JParker@Engage.com> >> >>Excellent question/point. It is definitely a grey line (to mix metaphors). >>Perhaps I should instead ask who out there is handling DSS style data >>instead of OLTP data. In other words - do you perform batch >>updates/inserts >>and let users loose to run monster queries, or do you have transactional >>insert/update/delete processing with well defined reporting requirements. >>After all, it's not the size that matters, it's how you wiggle the bait. > >That's funny... > >>Why do I care - I suppose I want to talk directly with folks who share the >>same sort of issues I have without bothering everybody else. Perhaps I'm >>also trying to figure out how to approach and answer these and other >>issues. >>If I keep giving DSS style answers to OLTP questions, there's not much >>point >>to reading them other than to see the difference (well - the humour too >>perhaps). I've also promised Tech Notes an article on XPS - and I'm >>polling >>the audience. > >OK, I'm in. VLDB with IDS.2000 and RedBrick Whorehouse. > >>Was that you at the last coven in the red hood with the basket? ;-) > >Erm. Shh. > >_________________________________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > >Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at >http://profiles.msn.com. >