RE: Database in Redhat Linux

Quothe Anthony: > > > Rules are for the guidance of wise men, and the obedience of > fools. The > real world is not amenable to forcing into a relational > mould. For some > things it works fine, but trying to force non-relational data into a > relational straitjacket can (will?) make life difficult later on. Why > are people now throwing so much effort at object databases? > Try running > a data warehouse on a relational db - a big warehouse will > bring a Cray > to its knees... > I've been running 'big' warehouses on Informix XPS for a while with no real performance problems - as long as there is a sensible data model behind it. Can you give us a fr'instance? Why is a relational model not fit for large warehouses? cheers j.