Re: More bang for the buck? Linux Vs Windows?

Posted in 2004

DL Redden — Tue, 17 Feb 2004 09:01:24 -0800 (PST) — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

--- Ben Thompson <ben@nomonitorsoftspamthanks.com> wrote: > Never done any performance testing although > antedotal evidence suggests > Linux is quicker but I would recommend a Linux > solution over a Windows > one anyway for these reasons (I am basing my > comparison on similar > Win2k/9.30.TC2 and Linux/9.30.UC3 systems we have > out in the field): > > - The OS purchase is cheaper in the first place and > doesn't require any > additional third party software like remote control, > virus checking etc. > > - There seem to be more bugs in 9.30.TC2, bugs I > have never seen in the > *nix versions. In particular there is one where view > definitions mess up > and become invalid that I have trouble with. Good to know. > > - The remote support we do is a pleasure with Linux > and a pain with > Windows, particularly as a telnet session is so much > faster than remote > control software (yes, Windows has telnet too but > it's very limited). > This must translate into a lower TCO. Another good point. I too would rather use telnet. > > - If you're used to HP, Linux would be a more > logical step. More > transferrable skills etc. My thoughts exactly. UM seems to think that since we already have NT admins in house that this should be a wash but I don't think that they are considering the cost of DBA OS retraining. While I'm not Windows illiterate I'm much more adept at DBA work on Unix than I will be on Windows. > > - Linux supports raw IO which is very quick. Things > like building chunks > on NT/2000 with cooked files can take up to 20 > minutes (blink and you'll > miss it with raw IO). I have noticed this. Glad you pointed it out. > > Having said this Windows systems aren't bad and some > of the NT/7.31 > systems we have work very well and I find them > easier to use and > administer than SQL Server on the same platform. > > Ben. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html sending to informix-list