Large Databases

Posted in 1993

Nick — Fri, 2 Jul 93 15:18:04 GMT — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Hello, I am looking for information on the use of large databases utilizing on of the following software packages: - Ingres - Oracle - Sybase - Informix - Focus - Rdb We need a system capable of handling a database between 150 and 200 gigabytes in size. Every month 1.5 million records will be added to the system via a batch process. The database will hold 5 years online data. Online access to the system will be READ ONLY. This implies online transaction processing is not a concern. Currently we are projecting a maximum of 40-50 users online at any point in time. The server hardware is unknown at this point. We are looking into 2 possible operating systems, VMS or Unix. The clients will need to run on PC's under Windows 3.1 or possibly Windows-NT. -- Questions -- 1. Will any of the above databases handle the size mentioned? 2. If you are working with a database of this size, what hardware is in use? Thanks Nick Shanny shanny@engr.wisc.edu please email or post.